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T ters. so oftentimes when you have those upper level winds, that is when you get the high-end extremely violent tornadoes. i don t think we ve seen those truly high-end tornadoes here. this seems to be consistent with ef-1 to ef-2 damage, so the low to moderate damage where you see structural damage, roofs being damaged or in some cases torn away. certainly it is very scary but not the worst of tornadoes. but as you say, because of those slower upper level winds, the parent storm is not moving as quickly, and so it lasts for a longer time. now, as far as the threat going forward, there is now dryer air just off to the west of dallas and ft. worth. the front is getting ready to move in. so once this last group of storms comes through dallas and ft. worth, the dry air begins to move in, and then that severe threat is going to be eliminated. but we still have some storms to get through, there are still ....
Flipped over. the movement on these storms was not very fast. they were moving to the north, north/northeast at 25 miles an hour. while this may not have been the most intense tornado, because of that slower movement, the winds would ten to be around for a little bit longer of a time of you see it looks like the top of the semi has been rimmed off altogether. it is peel like a can. we hear the phrases often. that roofs are peeled off. like cans. you see it for yourself. these folks coming out to look at the damage. hang on, carl. i have sherry jeffries, a public information officer for the dallas police department. thank you for joining us. with so much going on, what is the situation where you are? right now, we have confirmed that a tornado has hit the ground north of i-20 between lancaster and bonneville road. what else can you tell me about the damage reports? we re not getting any damage reports in right now. okay. ....
To see that wedge shape there. that s because the tornado was being obscured by hazy sky and also, by rain. but as the helicopter moved around, and the storm became a little more front lit, we got a better look at what was going on. we did see at one point, a tremendous am of debris being thrown into the air. that s consistent with what we ve seen on the ground. it came through a highly populated area on the south side of dallas. including right around mesquite there. excuse me. not mesquite but around the i-20 and 45 corridor. and we also got reports of damage. these have been damaging tornadoes. it s ongoing. just getting in sporadic information from obviously, our team and this is one of these rare occasions. my nephew just tweeted me. ....
This activity we started watching, carl, about a half-hour ago, is still ongoing in north texas. that s right. there is a tornado warning that continues for the east side of dallas. that coming up through dallas, between dallas and mesquite. now north and east of 45. another tornado warning in the arlington area. the movement on these storms is north or north/northeast. about 25 miles an hour. moments ago we looked at some of the damage and saw some roofs that have been severely stripped or torn off. what you re talking about is ef-1 to ef-2 damage. that is between the low end and the moderate damage there. and that would be consistent with the level of wind that we have seen today in the environment. we don t have an incredibly strong area of environmental wind but certainly we do have enough wind to support the development of tornadoes, with all that low level warmth. there you re at the pictures from moments ago. you notice how difficult it is ....
Told to take shelter now at the airport. hopefully we can get somebody from the airport. that is where the american airlines hub. that airport is near arlington. for poichb reference, the dallas cowboys stadium is located there. this is a short drive, 15 maybe less minutes from the dallas-ft. worth airport. to give you perspective on all of this, this is a great portion of north texas right now under a tornado watch. we re naming many counties that you perhaps have never heard of before. all of these counties are in north texas. known as the dallas-ft. worth metroplex. commonly referred to as such with several tornadoes on the ground. so far we ve not heard of any fatalities but we have seen video come in. a great amount of damage to homes, to businesses, as well. ....