When does the bad stuff hit downtown?

[T Park]

Anyone know, for those of us out here downtown working.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

It looks like the first round is going to miss SA, but there's a second round of heavy stuff around Uvalde with trailing purple radar dots around Bracketville right now.

[jaespur21]

Im in Uvalde and its just starting to get here

[jaespur21]

shit i have to close the windows to all the rooms now shit

[Kori Ellis]

It looks like the first round is going to miss SA, but there's a second round of heavy stuff around Uvalde with trailing purple radar dots around Bracketville right now.

Isn't it storming badly at your house right now?

It's lightning, thunder, wind and rain here.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Isn't it storming badly at your house right now?

It's lightning, thunder, wind and rain here.

I've actually been in the newsroom since 12:30 p.m. chasing every softball pairing in the coverage area.

[Kori Ellis]

I've actually been in the newsroom since 12:30 p.m. chasing every softball pairing in the coverage area.

Oh, well the storm isn't missing San Antonio, because it is already at our house.

[jaespur21]

man the rain lasted 10 minutes @ most in Uvalde...wtf our rivers need water

[spurs=bling]

I just got home from Crystal City they got really bad hail and wind. A tornado hit Eagle Pass in the kickapoo casino area. they called my uncle and asked if they could send some of their officers to help.

This is a pic I took after the hail stopped.......

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e387/ALL2590/P1030271.jpg

[SrA Husker]

fox SUCKS! I don't care about something that ALREADY happened out towards the border, I want to watch the simpsons!

[spurschick]

It's storming over here - some really heavy wind.

[01Snake]

KSAT said 6 dead in Eagle Pass from tornado. Anyone else hear that?

[Leetonidas]

I just got home from Crystal City they got really bad hail and wind. A tornado hit Eagle Pass in the kickapoo casino area. they called my uncle and asked if they could send some of their officers to help.

This is a pic I took after the hail stopped.......

http://i43.photobucket.com/albums/e387/ALL2590/P1030271.jpg
:dizzy

I've been wanting for it to rain all damn night but it's not happening. I hope it comes soon.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

KSAT said 6 dead in Eagle Pass from tornado. Anyone else hear that?

I just heard that on WOAI.

[01Snake]

http://www.mysanantonio.com/multimedia/webcams/superdoppler/images/doppler_sm.gif

[spurs=bling]

KSAT said 6 dead in Eagle Pass from tornado. Anyone else hear that?
I heard that earlier. My uncle is the assistant chief of police in Crystal City and some of his officers that are in Eagle Pass called him and told him.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

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April 24, 2007
Storms kill at least 3 at border
Associated Press

EAGLE PASS — Mobile homes overturned and ambulances picked up the injured in this small town near the Mexico border as a series of severe storms swept through the state Tuesday.

Winds exceeding 60 mph, hail, heavy rain and reports of tornadoes spread from North Texas — where at least 16,000 customers lost power — all the way to this rural city about 145 miles southeast of San Antonio.

Authorities are surveying the area near Eagle Pass to assess the injuries and damage, said Arturo Garcia, the city's fire marshal. At least several mobile homes toppled in the strong winds, he said.

"There are people out there who are injured," he said.

Across the border in Piedras Negras, Mexico, at least three people were killed and at least 40 were injured in the severe weather, authorities said. The violent storm ripped roofs from homes, toppled power poles and damaged dozens of cars and homes, said Oscar Murillo, the city's civil protection director.

In North Texas, streets flooded and roofs peeled off homes as storms began moving through Tuesday afternoon. Tornado sirens rang in several counties, and television footage showed drivers and residents being rescued from flooded cars and suburban neighborhoods.

About 4,000 customers in North Texas remained without electricity late Tuesday after about four times that many lost power earlier in the day, said Gailee Cardwell, a spokeswoman for Oncor Electric Delivery, a newly named subsidiary of TXU Corp.

In Denton County, heavy winds blew the metal roof off a restaurant and damaged several mobile homes and a commercial building under construction, said Roland Asebedo, assistant chief for Denton County's Emergency Services. No injuries were reported, he said.

Authorities believe the damage was caused by straight-line winds, but storm spotters saw two tornadoes touch down for less than a minute north of that area about 15 minutes later, Asebedo said.

Twisters near Pilot Point did not cause any damage, he said.

About six hours later, another line of severe storms moved through North Texas.

[ashbeeigh]

It'll be really hard to assess the damage in near Eagle Pass (they were saying Las Lomas and El Indio on KENS), imo, with it being all Colonias. My prayers are with everyone down there right nown. And let's hope it doesn't that nasty through here tonight!

[LuvBones]

Uhh.. it looks like SA is about to get pounded.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

Uhh.. it looks like SA is about to get pounded.

EDIT: Nah, I'll probably just ford my truck and row down Highway 90.

[ashbeeigh]

EDIT: Nah, I'll probably just ford my truck and row down Highway 90.

That reminds me of Oregon Trail. I hope you don't lose anything on your way home. :lol

[spurs=bling]

Storms kill at least 7 at border

Web Posted: 04/24/2007 10:55 PM CDT

From staff and wire reports

LAREDO — A tornado Tuesday night swiped a neighborhood southeast of Eagle Pass at about 7 p.m., killing several residents and injuring dozens more, National Weather Service and Maverick County sheriff's officials said.


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Local reports said at least seven people were killed and more than 40 injured, but a supervisor at the Sheriff's Office could not say how many for sure. Emergency crews were coming from as far as San Antonio to help recover victims, he said.

“Right now I know of seven dead,” Maverick County Commissioner Rudy Herrida said. “There are other people missing. We can't even go into these streets because the trees and light poles are down, and cars have been thrown into the streets.

“We're waiting for them to bring in backhoes and loaders because of all the trees and the cables, and we don't' know if they still have electricity,” Herrida said as he watched the rescue from outside the Rosita Valley Elementary School, about 8 miles south of Eagle Pass, a low income neighborhood near the Kickapoo Reservation that took the worst of the tornado.

“Right now we're at the school, waiting for bodies,” Herrida said. “The school is gone, but they are taking bodies out of the doublewide mobile home that blew onto it.”

The National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for Maverick County at 6:51 p.m., about 15 minutes before the funnel cloud touched down, said Clay Anderson, a weather service meteorologist.

“Everything just going into havoc,” the official said. “There was really no warning, just boom — it just came down on the town here.”

“The situation is we have a lot of residents whose homes are gone,” Herrida said. “We have a lot of people here and it's dark. We don't have any light. We're looking for generators. It's terrible.”

Severe weather was expected to continue to pummel the damaged area throughout the night, he said.

“It looks like Eagle Pass may be under the gun again, unfortunately,” Anderson said. “They're going to get more rain without a doubt, and it looks like there's a thunderstorm that is moving directly at them.”

National Guard troops, along with state and federal police, were walking the streets looking for victims.

“They're trying to find whoever is stranded, whoever is out,” the sheriff's official said.

In all, the official estimated that 300 first responders from the area were at the scene.

In Denton County, heavy winds blew the metal roof off a restaurant and damaged several mobile homes and a commercial building under construction, said Roland Asebedo, assistant chief for Denton County's Emergency Services. No injuries were reported, he said.

Authorities believe the damage was caused by straight-line winds, but storm spotters saw two tornadoes touch down for less than a minute north of that area about 15 minutes later, Asebedo said.

Twisters near Pilot Point did not cause any damage, he said.

[jaespur21]

It rained hard for a little while in Uvalde some of it hard i say about 1hr of hard rain @ the most

That reminds me of Oregon Trail. I hope you don't lose anything on your way home. :lol

but this isnt a game....ppl are hurt in mexico....a bus got thrown and eagle pass was hit hard also.

damm president bush hates mexicans :madrun

[T Park]

well after i made this, about 5 minutes later the cops came by and said "Close it down, were getting bad weather coming"

So we shut down, and now were home.

But, looks like alot of the bad stuff is gonna be south of town, where I live :lol

Oh well.

Hey, got to get home early, thats a plus!! :)

[T Park]

but this isnt a game....ppl are hurt in mexico....a bus got thrown and eagle pass was hit hard also.

damm president bush hates mexicans

What the fuck :wtf ?????

[sabar]

NW San Antonio near Leon Valley

No rain, wind, or anything, just thunder.

[jaespur21]

well i was thinking about the family of four killed in a trailer tonight and then thought maybe i was bein too serious so i mad a bad joke...didnt think b4 i typed

[jaespur21]

fox SUCKS! I don't care about something that ALREADY happened out towards the border, I want to watch the simpsons!


i think this comment got me in a serious mode.....i know ppl that go to the junior college here thats family is over there in eagle pass..heck my boss was born there as well as my basketball friend i ball with @ the park all the time with. i hope the storm isnt as bad as it was over here

[Buddy Holly]

What the fuck :wtf ?????

I may be completely off about this, but I think, maybe, and this is just me thinking, that that may be a joke. I'm not 100% sure yet, I'll get Eyewitness News on this right away.

[Kori Ellis]

NW San Antonio near Leon Valley

No rain, wind, or anything, just thunder.

What the heck. We are like 5 minutes from there and it's been pouring rain, thunder, lightning and bad wind for hours.

Our power has gone out twice.

[Johnny_Blaze_47]

It just opened up here (I just walked in and beat the storm).

[jaespur21]

yeah we lost power also wind was pretty strong one branch from our pecan tree fell off in the front yard

[jaespur21]

tornado warning in SA now i hope yall dont mind missing americas diamonds infomercials on fox

[01Snake]

Getting pummeled in Stone Oak!

[T Park]

just opened up rain wise down here north of 1604 on 281

[01Snake]

AWESOME lightning display!

[SrA Husker]

Bexar County is under Tornado Warning until 12:45am

[jaespur21]

Yes it was...its dull in Uvalde now

[SrA Husker]

A Tornado Warning Remains In Effect Until 1245 Am Cdt For Bexar

County.

At 1227 Am Cdt...national Weather Service Meteorologists Continued
To Indicate A Tornado. This Tornado Was Located 9 Miles
West Of Elmendorf...or About 13 Miles South Of San Antonio...moving
Northeast At 45 Mph.

The Tornado Will Be Near...
Elmendorf By 1235 Am Cdt...
Calaveras Lake By 1240 Am Cdt...

If You Are In A Mobile Home Or Vehicle...get Out And Go To A Sturdy
Shelter. If No Shelter Is Available...lie Flat In The Nearest Ditch
Or Other Low Spot And Cover Your Head With Your Hands.

A Tornado Watch Remains In Effect Until 600 Am Cdt Wednesday Morning
For South Central Texas.


A Flash Flood Watch In Effect From This Evening Through

Wednesday Morning For Much Of South Central Texas And The Hill
Country.

.a Strong Upper Air Disturbance Combined With A Very Moist Inflow

Of Gulf Air And A Cold Front Moving In From The West Will Result
In The Potential For Heavy Rains And Flash Flooding Tonight.

[spurschick]

This sucks.

[T Park]

wow spurschick your never posting this late :lol

[spurschick]

Storm woke me up. It seems like it's settling down a little bit. Hopefully I can get back to sleep now.

[Horry For 3!]

San Marcos is gettin attacked right now. Real bad thunderstorms.

[spursfan09]

Wow ya'll were up the whole night... I thought it was bad to be on a comp during storms like this with all this lightning....

[ashbeeigh]

I turned off my computer right after I posted that "Oregon Trail" comment to go do something. My roommate went to bed and I stayed up for a while. At like 1 on the dot it started lighting and thundering like a mofo. The power was out in Seguin for a good two hours. I heard some stupid ass frat boys who life katty cornery to me running around in it. I was suck a baby, I called my mom in San Antonio and asked her what it was like there. Thank God I set my alarm for 8 (class at 9) because my suite mate has to student teach at 7 and she didn't even get up until 6:30. There's just some random branches and crap over here, but it was pretty crazy.

[LuvBones]

I turned off my computer right after I posted that "Oregon Trail" comment to go do something. My roommate went to bed and I stayed up for a while. At like 1 on the dot it started lighting and thundering like a mofo. The power was out in Seguin for a good two hours. I heard some stupid ass frat boys who life katty cornery to me running around in it. I was suck a baby, I called my mom in San Antonio and asked her what it was like there. Thank God I set my alarm for 8 (class at 9) because my suite mate has to student teach at 7 and she didn't even get up until 6:30. There's just some random branches and crap over here, but it was pretty crazy.What the hell did you say? life katty cornery? suck a baby??

[ashbeeigh]

What the hell did you say? life katty cornery? suck a baby??

I was in a hurry. I meant "such a baby" and "live katty corner". My bad.

[LuvBones]

I was in a hurry. I meant "such a baby" and "live katty corner". My bad.;)

[Mixability]

I was in a hurry.

I'm sure the guy's could've held their piss long enough for you to get there.

[J.T.]

I was stoned last night and watched the lightning storm, it was such a trip. San Marcos got donkeypunched bigtime by that storm, and now it's all sunny and shit the day after. Fucking Texas weather.