Doppler Radar - Jarrell Texas F5 Tornado

[wncapt2007]

check the radar on may 27th 08' and 2010. same southwesterly movement and supercells. in fact there is something about the 27th of may, almost every year some severe weather event for central texas. we think about how rare that southwest propagation is now how about multiple years on the same exact day same type+track? it would be curious to find more research about why that exact day seems to have these backdoor+outflow boundary generated southwesterly motions. no coincidence; come on.

[DarkFilmDirector]

The dopplar imagery didn't seem to match up the actual path of the tornado. The tornado actually first landed right outside Prairie Dell on the Western side of I-35, not east as this radar suggests. It moved in a completely unorthodox and unprecedented South-southwesterly direction (most supercells move north-northeast to east-northeast) as shown on this radar. It was moving at an unthreatening 13mph and started out as a thing pencil funnel.

[DarkFilmDirector]

@DarkFilmDirector

After passing the Williamson county line, it appeared it may miss downtown Jarrell. By this time, the storm had unexpectedly strengthened and became a multiple vortex storm over half a mile wide and was reaching speeds of at least 200mph. It then took a fateful, sudden turn towards the southwest from its original path, taking it directly into a supermarket and then Double Creek estates, instantly killing 27 people.

[DarkFilmDirector]

@DarkFilmDirector Apparently, the odd, slow moving nature of the storm had allowed the incredibly strong vortex wind to pick up massive amounts of mud, asphault, and farm equipment. When it hit Double Creek, it basically pelted the inhabitants and picked the entire subdivision off its foundations. As it passed through Double Creek, it then moved in a southwest direction, pulling off into a wooded area which is now a stone quarry where the rough terrain weakened the storm and it finally roped off

[jhtreble]

after it tore through Jarrell, it continued on to Leander and Cedar Park, where it ripped a "trench" right not the center of the Alberston's grocery store, then dipped into Cedar Park and tore up several houses. People living in Central Texas have learned to take tornado warnings very seriously.

[xnephyx]

I remember watching this sucker go by when i was little.

[AnthonyThunder100]

may i aks what this radar is called?

[bloodfox0]

I remember that storm. I was only like 5 at the time, but that scared the shit out of me. I just remember watching the wx radar on TV and seeing this massive red blob moving toward my house, then the power cut...

[joydivstellar]

it started out as a green speck over lake waco. i remember this because i had been watching the radar all day. i was outside on the porch when it went overhead and you could see half dark sky and blue sky on the other half. so it basically made a right turn and headed south down the interstate. the thunder sounded weird, muffled.

[supercellcoaster]

Man...that couplet at the time of the F5 there was pretty epic.

[YankHoe]

Right on. So was the tornado!

[TheMightykaz]

@supercellcoaster what part are u reffering to?

[supercellcoaster]

@TheMightykaz

the couplet at 2:16

[TheMightykaz]

@supercellcoaster Ok thank you. I drove through Jarrel Texas yesterday but did not have time to stop. I imagine this was the strongest tornado in history.