I'm originally from Bid D. Lived there for the first 41 years of my life. I was raised to the sound of tornado sirens, and well remember the worst tornado to ever hit Dallas...April 1957. I was 8 years old. It was one of the most beautiful/eerie sights I have ever witnessed. The sky was green...the clouds were various colors...purple, green, yellow, orange. Through the years, there were other tornadoes that hit Dallas; however, the 57 one was the worst. They are beautiful in form and symmetry.
Definitely a memorable moment. There were a few cells (not just the one right over Dallas) that was tornadic, and there were multiple tornado warnings during that time. I was watching all this on grlevel3 radar, and these were some beautiful storms.
The Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex has had some very near misses over the years. Most of the tornados we have had have been relativly small, short-lived ones. The 1957 tornado was the exception, of course, and that one was a "near miss" when you consider what it could have been. I think it isw only a matter of time until a whopper plows over us. I hope i am wrong though! Nice video. Thanks for posting.
I was there at the time in one of the buildings right at Harry Hines and Inwood, and all I could hear was the siren and people running around to get inside away from the windows because it was heading our way!!!I Scary stuff!! Tornado turned away at the last minute, thanks for the vid post!
Oh man, I am in McKinney and I was glued to the TV during this whole thing. We had sirens going off up here as well because there was another threat at the same time this was happening, but the news keep assuring us that the threat wasn't that bad and nothing exciting was happening. Needless to say, I was freaking out for my buddies that live downtown.
@Ethan07895 Most emergency procedure pamphlets tell you that when the sirens sound for a tornado, take shelter UNTIL THE SIRENS STOP. That's why that rather large gap of silence between warnings is a little disconcerting. At least with hurricanes they tell you not to be fooled by the calm center of the eye.
They tell you to stay under shelter until the sirens stop, then they go and turn them off while the tornado is on the ground. The message I'm getting here is, "OK, the tornado has passed the people who matter. Everyone on the wrong side of the tracks can come out and get sucked up by nature's vacuum now."
@Vinson37Me It actually started to come back down out of the clouds a second time around Love Field, after I had stopped recording, but it didn't make it all the way to the ground.
i saw the whole thing play out from reunion tower 560 ft up with a clear view of it. it was pretty amazing. i was glad it wasnt headed at us in a giant glass ball!
It started right where I live, I live by the Goodwill and I was outside my house looking at the sky. I saw some wind rotation up there then it started to get closer and I ran to the house. When I was at the door trying to open it, the wind was very strong, I thougjt I was gonna die. Fortunately , there was no damage to my property. Some neighbors lost their fences and some trees fell.
I was right next to ferris and seen it trying to come down and it came down and would go back up down again it did this several times then moved on into dallas I was so scared, thanks so much for the video you did a awesome job. yes really did some damage on mockingbird but it really could have been worse we were all very lucky..
@AtarahDerek Just because the siren stops dosent mean the tornado is gone, i dont know who told you that when the siren turns off the torando is gone and over with
@kuhataparunks No, siren test day is the first Wednesday of the month here, I believe The first Wednesday was the 1st of Sept, though I don't remember them going off then... Maybe you're right ^^;
notice that the sirens TURNED OFF about 1 minute into the footage - only to restart about 2 minutes later. Who ARE the wackos who get to DECIDE this stuff!?!
@Gavsta40 I hope youre not serious. I Dont enjoy replacing my roof and fence every spring. If it misses you there is always hail damage..Its not cheap.
Man I was there to when I say life,_threatening I mean it I was 3/4 mile from the tornado I remember the sirens going off blasting my ears I was in a car 3/4 mile away when I saw the funnel cloud I was trying to get out OF dallas Texas and go back to Jacksonville Florida this is true story
I work near where the tornado landed and drove pass the damaged commercial area. I kid you not when I say on Mockingbird there were a straight row of fucked up buildings, and the only unscathed was the 24hr Adult video store!! lol.. and I'm dead serious about that
i was @ jesuit waiting for my dad when the sirens went off. knowing me i was outside looking for the tornado when every1 else was inside lmao. i didnt see it though :c i probably looked the wrong way :(
I'm originally from Bid D. Lived there for the first 41 years of my life. I was raised to the sound of tornado sirens, and well remember the worst tornado to ever hit Dallas...April 1957. I was 8 years old. It was one of the most beautiful/eerie sights I have ever witnessed. The sky was green...the clouds were various colors...purple, green, yellow, orange. Through the years, there were other tornadoes that hit Dallas; however, the 57 one was the worst. They are beautiful in form and symmetry.
Dallas native here! That was wild yesterday and thankfully nobody was seriously injured from any of these twisters. God bless!
Definitely a memorable moment. There were a few cells (not just the one right over Dallas) that was tornadic, and there were multiple tornado warnings during that time. I was watching all this on grlevel3 radar, and these were some beautiful storms.
I've been watching Channel 8 News since this all began! Amazing video!
The Dallas/Ft. Worth Metroplex has had some very near misses over the years. Most of the tornados we have had have been relativly small, short-lived ones. The 1957 tornado was the exception, of course, and that one was a "near miss" when you consider what it could have been. I think it isw only a matter of time until a whopper plows over us. I hope i am wrong though! Nice video. Thanks for posting.
I was there at the time in one of the buildings right at Harry Hines and Inwood, and all I could hear was the siren and people running around to get inside away from the windows because it was heading our way!!!I Scary stuff!! Tornado turned away at the last minute, thanks for the vid post!
Oh man, I am in McKinney and I was glued to the TV during this whole thing. We had sirens going off up here as well because there was another threat at the same time this was happening, but the news keep assuring us that the threat wasn't that bad and nothing exciting was happening. Needless to say, I was freaking out for my buddies that live downtown.
@Ethan07895 Most emergency procedure pamphlets tell you that when the sirens sound for a tornado, take shelter UNTIL THE SIRENS STOP. That's why that rather large gap of silence between warnings is a little disconcerting. At least with hurricanes they tell you not to be fooled by the calm center of the eye.
Thanks for posting this. I was at work when it happened and my child was at daycare. It seemed like I couldnt get to my child fast enough...
They tell you to stay under shelter until the sirens stop, then they go and turn them off while the tornado is on the ground. The message I'm getting here is, "OK, the tornado has passed the people who matter. Everyone on the wrong side of the tracks can come out and get sucked up by nature's vacuum now."
@Wolfsbane909 Actually we did get damage, but no tornado was spotted, just a funnel.
There was a tornado warning for us up in Cooke County at about 7:30, no damage though.
i was surprised.. no thunder, lightning... just a lot of heavy rain.... i work near that area as well..... thank God we were all safe..
thank you for posting this. i was in the middle of it, couldnt see it thou.
@Vinson37Me It actually started to come back down out of the clouds a second time around Love Field, after I had stopped recording, but it didn't make it all the way to the ground.
i saw the whole thing play out from reunion tower 560 ft up with a clear view of it. it was pretty amazing. i was glad it wasnt headed at us in a giant glass ball!
Fantastic capture. Today has been an interesting day for sure.
Wow I saw this tornado as it was starting up on channel 11 (they had footage from the helicopter)...
You had a very scary vantage point!
It started right where I live, I live by the Goodwill and I was outside my house looking at the sky. I saw some wind rotation up there then it started to get closer and I ran to the house. When I was at the door trying to open it, the wind was very strong, I thougjt I was gonna die. Fortunately , there was no damage to my property. Some neighbors lost their fences and some trees fell.
I was right next to ferris and seen it trying to come down and it came down and would go back up down again it did this several times then moved on into dallas I was so scared, thanks so much for the video you did a awesome job. yes really did some damage on mockingbird but it really could have been worse we were all very lucky..
This was a cool little tornado, saw it on TX11 from the tower cam. Bet traffic on tollway was screwed..
wow amazing footage u got there, i was watching this on Channel 33 and they had their cameras near their studio, thank god i live in fort worth
I really really thought I was gonna die, and the worst part was that my two little children were with me at the door, trying desperately to get in.
@mythicalhell it was only an EF 1, but it did its share of damage for sure.
awesome wind up at 2:44 & 2:53!
@AtarahDerek Just because the siren stops dosent mean the tornado is gone, i dont know who told you that when the siren turns off the torando is gone and over with
Holy crap, I was in /dallas. It was 1/4 mile from me
That "could've" been a real nasty tornadoe if it touched down on Dallas.
@kuhataparunks
No, siren test day is the first Wednesday of the month here, I believe
The first Wednesday was the 1st of Sept, though I don't remember them going off then...
Maybe you're right
^^;
Is that Childrens Hospital and the Dallas Market in the Back
GREAT VIDEO.
I was freaked out when the siren went off!!!
Scary but a great video of it.. That's too close for comfort
My first time experiencing a tornado warning...
great job!
Testing day for the sirens too!
What time was this?
notice that the sirens TURNED OFF about 1 minute into the footage - only to restart about 2 minutes later.
Who ARE the wackos who get to DECIDE this stuff!?!
@Gavsta40 I hope youre not serious. I Dont enjoy replacing my roof and fence every spring. If it misses you there is always hail damage..Its not cheap.
I was near it, tonado sirens went off but we did not see it!
what kind of sirens? fs-2001??
@psvaughan u gets get twisters ALL the time in downtown Dallas!
i think i shit myself when i was goin home but there was no tornado where i was at thanks god
Doesn't look like a lot of rotation but I personally would get out of the way.
@yamilink03 people "disappear" in tornadoes thankfully no one was killed.
Damn i was near that thank god it dint escalate any more than it did!!
I wish we got storms like that(I'm not crazy).
Man I was there to when I say life,_threatening I mean it I was 3/4 mile from the tornado I remember the sirens going off blasting my ears I was in a car 3/4 mile away when I saw the funnel cloud I was trying to get out OF dallas Texas and go back to Jacksonville Florida this is true story
so it was technecly near the anatole on th I 35E corridor
I work near where the tornado landed and drove pass the damaged commercial area. I kid you not when I say on Mockingbird there were a straight row of fucked up buildings, and the only unscathed was the 24hr Adult video store!! lol.. and I'm dead serious about that
my poor house.....i live in an apartment now DX
i was @ jesuit waiting for my dad when the sirens went off. knowing me i was outside looking for the tornado when every1 else was inside lmao. i didnt see it though :c i probably looked the wrong way :(
i was about 1/2 mile from it
@Wolfsbane909 No we don't.
@tednugentlives I mean filming that stuff/ chasing them.
nice
Typical weather for a tropical storm.
@firealarmfreak5 and thats a GOOD thing!
where the fuck was i when this happen
@bfmikee
I said the same shit dude, lol.