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THAT THEY DID.. I SEE IF I CAN FIND A PIC
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Brad Nitz with WSB just declared it a tornado
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1037 PM CDT SAT MAR 15 2025
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN CRENSHAW COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 1100 PM CDT.
* AT 1036 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER BRANTLEY, OR 10 MILES SOUTH OF LUVERNE,
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
BRANTLEY AROUND 1040 PM CDT.
GLENWOOD AROUND 1045 PM CDT.
1034 PM CDT SAT MAR 15 2025
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN TALLAPOOSA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
SOUTHEASTERN COOSA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 1130 PM CDT.
* AT 1034 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER WESTERN LAKE MARTIN, OR NEAR EQUALITY,
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HILLABEE CREEK, FISHPOND, GOLDVILLE, EASTERN LAKE MARTIN, COTTAGE
GROVE, NEW SITE, RAY, WESTERN LAKE MARTIN, DADEVILLE, HORSESHOE
BEND NATIONAL MILITARY PARK, JACKSONS' GAP, DARE PARK, NORTHERN
LAKE MARTIN, HIGHWAY 9 AND HIGHWAY 22, EAGLE CREEK, DAVISTON,
ALEXANDER CITY, HORSESHOE BEND, NIXBURG, AND WIND CREEK STATE PARK.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN CRENSHAW COUNTY IN SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 1100 PM CDT.
* AT 1036 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER BRANTLEY, OR 10 MILES SOUTH OF LUVERNE,
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* THIS DANGEROUS STORM WILL BE NEAR...
BRANTLEY AROUND 1040 PM CDT.
GLENWOOD AROUND 1045 PM CDT.
1034 PM CDT SAT MAR 15 2025
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
NORTHERN TALLAPOOSA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
SOUTHEASTERN COOSA COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 1130 PM CDT.
* AT 1034 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER WESTERN LAKE MARTIN, OR NEAR EQUALITY,
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 55 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
HILLABEE CREEK, FISHPOND, GOLDVILLE, EASTERN LAKE MARTIN, COTTAGE
GROVE, NEW SITE, RAY, WESTERN LAKE MARTIN, DADEVILLE, HORSESHOE
BEND NATIONAL MILITARY PARK, JACKSONS' GAP, DARE PARK, NORTHERN
LAKE MARTIN, HIGHWAY 9 AND HIGHWAY 22, EAGLE CREEK, DAVISTON,
ALEXANDER CITY, HORSESHOE BEND, NIXBURG, AND WIND CREEK STATE PARK.
BufordWX
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Dont like this look.
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1138 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2025
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN PAULDING COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA...
NORTHEASTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA...
COBB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
DOUGLAS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 1230 AM EDT.
* AT 1138 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR YORKVILLE TO NEAR LAKE VAL-DO-MAR TO NEAR
TEMPLE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO
MOBILE HOMES, ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
POWDER SPRINGS, LITHIA SPRINGS, LOST MOUNTAIN PARK, BROWNSVILLE,
FAIR OAKS, WINSTON, LAKE VAL-DO-MAR, DUE WEST, SANDY PLAINS,
DALLAS, SMYRNA, MABLETON, SWEETWATER CREEK STATE PARK, WHITE WATER
PARK, VILLA RICA, DOUGLASVILLE, JIM R MILLER PARK, CHAPEL HILL,
MARIETTA, AND HIRAM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE
AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6 OR TWEET US YOUR REPORT AT NWSATLANTA.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM EDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
AND NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3376 8499 3386 8502 3388 8500 3407 8448
3389 8445 3369 8463 3365 8506
TIME...MOT...LOC 0338Z 247DEG 40KT 3386 8496 3377 8492 3369 8500
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN PAULDING COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA...
NORTHEASTERN CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA...
COBB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
DOUGLAS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 1230 AM EDT.
* AT 1138 PM EDT, SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR YORKVILLE TO NEAR LAKE VAL-DO-MAR TO NEAR
TEMPLE, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...70 MPH WIND GUSTS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT CONSIDERABLE TREE DAMAGE. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO
MOBILE HOMES, ROOFS, AND OUTBUILDINGS.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
POWDER SPRINGS, LITHIA SPRINGS, LOST MOUNTAIN PARK, BROWNSVILLE,
FAIR OAKS, WINSTON, LAKE VAL-DO-MAR, DUE WEST, SANDY PLAINS,
DALLAS, SMYRNA, MABLETON, SWEETWATER CREEK STATE PARK, WHITE WATER
PARK, VILLA RICA, DOUGLASVILLE, JIM R MILLER PARK, CHAPEL HILL,
MARIETTA, AND HIRAM.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
REMAIN ALERT FOR A POSSIBLE TORNADO! TORNADOES CAN DEVELOP QUICKLY
FROM SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. IF YOU SPOT A TORNADO GO AT ONCE INTO THE
BASEMENT OR SMALL CENTRAL ROOM IN A STURDY STRUCTURE.
FOR YOUR PROTECTION MOVE TO AN INTERIOR ROOM ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF A
BUILDING.
IF YOU SEE WIND DAMAGE...HAIL OR FLOODING...WAIT UNTIL THE STORM HAS
PASSED...AND THEN CALL THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TOLL FREE
AT 1 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 4 6 6 OR TWEET US YOUR REPORT AT NWSATLANTA.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 AM EDT FOR NORTH CENTRAL
AND NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA.
LAT...LON 3376 8499 3386 8502 3388 8500 3407 8448
3389 8445 3369 8463 3365 8506
TIME...MOT...LOC 0338Z 247DEG 40KT 3386 8496 3377 8492 3369 8500
TORNADO...POSSIBLE
THUNDERSTORM DAMAGE THREAT...CONSIDERABLE
HAIL THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX HAIL SIZE...<.75 IN
WIND THREAT...RADAR INDICATED
MAX WIND GUST...70 MPH
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Man I’m surprised FFC is waiting on a TOR warning with that hook
BufordWX
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Tornado forming near Dallas, GA.
That Tallapoosa cell may be about to get really serious. Strong large meso.
Drizzle Snizzle
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Tornado Warning for Paulding, Cobb, Cherokee
It’s TOR warned now.
BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1146 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2025
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN PAULDING COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA...
SOUTHWESTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
NORTHERN COBB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 1215 AM EDT.
* AT 1146 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER DALLAS, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SWEAT MOUNTAIN, LOST MOUNTAIN PARK, OAK GROVE, KENNESAW STATE
UNIVERSITY, ACWORTH, WOODSTOCK, CROSS ROADS, HIRAM, DUE WEST, SANDY
PLAINS, NEW HOPE, DALLAS, KENNESAW, AND MARIETTA.
TORNADO WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1146 PM EDT SAT MAR 15 2025
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN PAULDING COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA...
SOUTHWESTERN CHEROKEE COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
NORTHERN COBB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 1215 AM EDT.
* AT 1146 PM EDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER DALLAS, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 45 MPH.
HAZARD...TORNADO.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED ROTATION.
IMPACT...FLYING DEBRIS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE CAUGHT WITHOUT
SHELTER. MOBILE HOMES WILL BE DAMAGED OR DESTROYED.
DAMAGE TO ROOFS, WINDOWS, AND VEHICLES WILL OCCUR. TREE
DAMAGE IS LIKELY.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
SWEAT MOUNTAIN, LOST MOUNTAIN PARK, OAK GROVE, KENNESAW STATE
UNIVERSITY, ACWORTH, WOODSTOCK, CROSS ROADS, HIRAM, DUE WEST, SANDY
PLAINS, NEW HOPE, DALLAS, KENNESAW, AND MARIETTA.
Dang that could be a monster headed for Troy.
TOG Tallapoosa near Jackson's gap.
Drizzle Snizzle
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That storm near Alexander City looks bad
vsublazer
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Guys, it’s scary outside. Going just north of us.
My dad called me before I called him and told me they were hunkered down with their motorcycle helmets. We laughed, he's such a weather weenie I know he was up watching all night with us.
Not showing on CC yet, but I'm pretty sure that's a debris ball just SW of Troy. They may need a TE shortly. Headed right for the city.
THAT STORM IN PIKE COUNTY ALABAMA IS HEADED STRAIGHT TO TROY
NWS SAYS THEY WILL TAKE DIRECT HIT. ITS ON THE GROUND AND DAMAGE IS CONSIDERED CONSIDERABLE
NWS SAYS THEY WILL TAKE DIRECT HIT. ITS ON THE GROUND AND DAMAGE IS CONSIDERED CONSIDERABLE
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Going right over my parents house in Kennesaw lol. I’m in Atlanta of course
BufordWX
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Storng tornado in Tallapoosa county, Alabama 
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metfascination
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I’m right in the target, just south of KSU….
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36% of paulding is without power
missed be by a mile. phew. Got the alert on my phone of the tornado warning before it popped on radar scope. Power went out two mins before our phones went all nuclear is probably why. Rushed the family to the basement (took too long tbh).
That Troy cell is looking nasty. Hasn’t quite been able to consolidate
Coupling tightening. If it's not on the ground it's about to be. Missing Troy to the SE though.
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1104 PM CDT SAT MAR 15 2025
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN RANDOLPH COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
NORTHWESTERN CHAMBERS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT.
* AT 1104 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR NEW SITE, OR 11 MILES NORTH OF DADEVILLE,
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MALONE, DICKERT, ROANOKE, NAPOLEON, TENNANT, ABANDA, CRYSTAL LAKE,
BIG SPRINGS, ROANOKE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, WADLEY, ROCK STAND,
SPARKLING SPRINGS, PARAN, AND ROCK MILLS.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHERN RANDOLPH COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
NORTHWESTERN CHAMBERS COUNTY IN EAST CENTRAL ALABAMA...
* UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT.
* AT 1104 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED NEAR NEW SITE, OR 11 MILES NORTH OF DADEVILLE,
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
MALONE, DICKERT, ROANOKE, NAPOLEON, TENNANT, ABANDA, CRYSTAL LAKE,
BIG SPRINGS, ROANOKE MUNICIPAL AIRPORT, WADLEY, ROCK STAND,
SPARKLING SPRINGS, PARAN, AND ROCK MILLS.
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My parents subdivision in Dallas GA was hit. They have trees down all over but house is ok and they are fine just shook up. Said it hit and was gone in seconds
* FLASH FLOOD WARNING FOR...
NORTHWESTERN COBB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
NORTHWESTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
SOUTHERN BARTOW COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA...
CENTRAL CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA...
SOUTHEASTERN FLOYD COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA...
HARALSON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA...
PAULDING COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA...
POLK COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 600 AM EDT.
* AT 1204 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS ONGOING OR
EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
HAZARD...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY THUNDERSTORMS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS, URBAN
AREAS, HIGHWAYS, STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS
OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING AREAS.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
CARROLLTON, CARTERSVILLE, DALLAS, CEDARTOWN, BUCHANAN, ACWORTH,
VILLA RICA, POWDER SPRINGS, BREMEN, TEMPLE, ROCKMART, EUHARLEE,
HIRAM, TALLAPOOSA, BOWDON, MOUNT ZION, EMERSON, ARAGON, WHITE AND
WACO.
NORTHWESTERN COBB COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
NORTHWESTERN DOUGLAS COUNTY IN NORTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...
SOUTHERN BARTOW COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA...
CENTRAL CARROLL COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA...
SOUTHEASTERN FLOYD COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA...
HARALSON COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA...
PAULDING COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA...
POLK COUNTY IN NORTHWESTERN GEORGIA...
* UNTIL 600 AM EDT.
* AT 1204 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING
HEAVY RAIN ACROSS THE WARNED AREA. FLASH FLOODING IS ONGOING OR
EXPECTED TO BEGIN SHORTLY.
HAZARD...FLASH FLOODING CAUSED BY THUNDERSTORMS.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL CREEKS AND STREAMS, URBAN
AREAS, HIGHWAYS, STREETS AND UNDERPASSES AS WELL AS
OTHER POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING AREAS.
* SOME LOCATIONS THAT WILL EXPERIENCE FLASH FLOODING INCLUDE...
CARROLLTON, CARTERSVILLE, DALLAS, CEDARTOWN, BUCHANAN, ACWORTH,
VILLA RICA, POWDER SPRINGS, BREMEN, TEMPLE, ROCKMART, EUHARLEE,
HIRAM, TALLAPOOSA, BOWDON, MOUNT ZION, EMERSON, ARAGON, WHITE AND
WACO.
Drizzle Snizzle
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Debris Signature near Troy
Snow_chaser
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They are about 17 miles from me, we got wind rain and brief pea sized hail and they got apparently a tornado.
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1108 PM CDT SAT MAR 15 2025
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN BULLOCK COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA...
NORTHWESTERN BARBOUR COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 1215 AM CDT.
* AT 1108 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER TROY UNIVERSITY, OR NEAR TROY, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PICKETT, TANYARD, THREE NOTCH, COMER, PEROTE, MIDWAY, MOUNT ANDREW,
AND BOOT HILL.
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A
* TORNADO WARNING FOR...
SOUTHEASTERN BULLOCK COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA...
NORTHWESTERN BARBOUR COUNTY IN SOUTHEASTERN ALABAMA...
* UNTIL 1215 AM CDT.
* AT 1108 PM CDT, A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A
TORNADO WAS LOCATED OVER TROY UNIVERSITY, OR NEAR TROY, MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 50 MPH.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
PICKETT, TANYARD, THREE NOTCH, COMER, PEROTE, MIDWAY, MOUNT ANDREW,
AND BOOT HILL.
Now she’s OTG past Troy
Possible violent tornado on the ground.
Drizzle Snizzle
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East Side of Troy getting hit hard.
What part of Dallas do they live... We live going down Old Yorkville Road and New Georgia area. We are out of town for Son Ball tournament but was tracking the whole way