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Subscribe to RSSHere are several video highlights from the storm that smashed across north Texas, including two reports from NBC Nightly News and a now-viral video of the tornado picking up and throwing 18-wheelers through the black sky.
Severe weather specialist Dr. Greg Forbes explains why the slow-moving tornadoes dwelled over the Dallas region.
The strong winds lifted tractor trailers, hurling them through the air. After the wave of storms subsided, damage spanned several counties near Dallas. NBC's Gabe Gutierrez reports.
An aerial video captured by KXAS shows two tornadoes touching down south of Dallas, catapulting 18-wheelers across the area. It's difficult to discern at first, as the sky is black, but the semi-trailers are hurled nearly 100 feet in the air.
Images, although powerful, do not capture how loud storms can be. Here, a YouTube user captured the sound of golf ball-sized hail crashing down on a parking lot.
Msnbc's Tamron Hall reports as a helicopter video catches a tornado tearing through neighborhoods. She also provides updates on her family, who live in the area.
More tornado coverage from msnbc.com:
'Tremendous damage' as twisters tear through areas near Dallas
Where are those tornadoes anyway? Texans crowdsource the news
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remember i step to the line that your father not be assassinated bush amen for god
Off your meds?
Immediate family and friends living right in the midst of this, so I am so very glad they are all ok, and that NO ONE died in this, not anyone, not just family of mine!! Material things can be replaced!
no climate change- well unlike the so called talking snake we have pictures , has anyone in texas or anyway ever seen that before = tractor trailers blown hundreds of feet in the air ............... freakin amazing
I agree but only the trailers were air born, not the "tractor and trailer." And They almost certainly had to be empty. I think trailers weigh about 15000 lbs, so it's still very impressive.
tractor trailer became air born in edmonton alberta a few years back when one went through the edge of the city causing millions in damage
While I agree the weather is intense Tornadoes can pick up Tractor trailers. Sorry if it can pick up a house it can pick up a vehicle.
watching the videos and seeing those tractor/trailers in the air was scarey. praying those drivers were safe after all........the devistation had to be horrible as in all the tornadoes already this year. Prayers to all who have had losses of homes, businesses, or loved ones.
I believe that those 18 wheelers were from the Flying J truck stop in Lancaster. All of the local reports that I have seen, there are no reported deaths, only injuries. As far as the trucks in the air, in 1972, I was on I 20 near Marshall, TX, my way to Georgia when we had to pull over because of storms. When we got back on the road, about 2 miles from where we stopped there was a swath of pines trees mowed down that was a quarter mile wide and an tractor/trailer that had been picked up and twisted like a wash rag. This is the first time, however, that I know of that there was a news chopper in the air to catch a tornado actually picking up the trucks. For some reason, tornadoes marching across DFW, and Oklahoma City is pretty common. I have seen tornadoes follow both the I 30 corridor and the I 20 corridor straight across the metroplex. I wonder if it is because of all of the concrete?
At the time the movie twister was made, it was a big deal. Because there were tornado chasers from all over the world who had never seen a tornado before. People would come from japan and still miss seeing a tornado. 10 years and still no tornado. Not a problem today.
And even in the movie, it was soooo hard to get to a tornado. I tell you a tornado was a big deal back then.
I live in Plano,north of Dallas. It got pretty scary here yesterday. The sirens were continually going off and the rain and wind got pretty heavy. The trucks you saw flying in the air were empty.That was in Lancaster,south of Dallas. Lancaster got hit pretty hard as did Forney which is east of Dallas. My son was at work at Target on the other side of town and a tornado was spotted about five miles south of the store. They put the store on lock down for quite some time and moved all of the employees to the back of the store near the retaining wall. That had me on edge for a whille. Thankfully the tornado did not touch down or get close to the store. They were all ok. We were very fortunate and had no damage where I live. A lot of the surrounding communities were not so lucky. And it looks like more storms could be on the way soon.
The damn mainstream media - "what's going on with our weather", championing the message of the elitist b4astards who want to control all energy production and become the Dictators of the whole world. Love the way the actual expert shut him right down talking about the same thing happening in 1974 - when they were predicting "global cooling".
Folks, weather is not politics. Whenever you hear one of these people trying to manipulate reality with fear-mongering, remember: follow the money. Who stands to benefit?
i live in Oklahoma City, Yes even loaded 18 wheelers can be picked up and tossed around we have seen it here. Believe me we are watching the sky up here as well, and more storms are coming this weekend.
The weather has been so erratic this year it's a logical question to ask, "what's going on"?
I don't think there was any mention of climate change. You are adding *your* political slant to this.
As far as elitists go (off topic), President Bush and Mitt Romney come from a lot more, and older, money than President Obama. There is no disputing that.
Now- let's keep politics in their own forums.
Seems to me that all this tornadic activity is starting early this year.......
It's usually in May (at least in Central Texas).
This is so sad, but it's amazing that no one died. I drove out to Forney and took some photos of the aftermath there yesterday and met some amazing and encouraging people who still had hope despite losing their homes. Here are some of the photos from yesterday: http://matthewtrader.com/2012/04/forney-texas-tornado-aftermath