Tornadoes in Texas, Louisiana, and Mississippi - 5/14/08

Video
Strong storms in Ellis County, TX. Shot by Gene Yates:
video part 1 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmY4Q0HcnRM
video part 2 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_aes6QskmH8

11:33 PM CDT
Still a few Severe Thunderstorm Warnings in effect across Texas. Large hail and winds around 60 mph are possible during the overnight hours.

10:20 PM CDT
Tornado Warning remains in effect until 10:30 CDT for Bastrop, West Central Lee, East Central Travis, and South Central Williamson Counties in TX

9:43 PM CDT
Tornado Warning remains in effect for areas north of Austin, TX. Dennis Sherrod and Bill Tabor are in the area.

8:20 PM CDT
Tornado Warnings remain in effect for Blanco, Travis, Williamson, Llano and Burnet counties in Texas.

7:52 PM CDT
New Tornado Watch out for the DFW area and southward.

7:41 PM CDT
Cells near Waco still looking very impressive.

7:24 PM CDT
Tornado Warning for Eastland County, TX as the northernmost supercell in Texas continues moving southeast.

Other Tornado Warnings still in effect for San Saba and Lampasas counties, Llano County, and Zavala and Frio counties. Dennis Sherrod is attempting to intercept the Lampasas storm and will stream live video when he gets closer.

KWTV TV Stream in Waco, TX

6:49 PM CDT
Intense couplet showing up on radar southeast of Abiline.

6:39 PM CDT
Tornado Warnings are in effect for Mason and Llano counties in Texas.

6:32 PM CDT
David Drummond, Stuart Robinson, and Roger Hill are on the Abiline cell. WATCH LIVE VIDEO FEEDS NOW

6:24 PM CDT
Strong circulation has passed just to the north of Brady, TX (McCulloch County). The public reported tornadoes. Tornado Warning has been extended to the east to include San Saba County.

Meanwhile, a new Tornado Warning is in effect for Zavala County, TX and adjacent portions of Uvalde, Medina, and Frio counties.

And, a Tornado Warning continues for Taylor County, TX, just southwest of Abiline.

6:08 PM CDT
Very dangerous supercell thunderstorm approaching Brady, TX.

Tornado Warning in effect for eastern Concho and McCulloch County, TX. Verne Carlson is approaching Brady but doesn't appear to be streaming right now.

5:37 PM CDT
-- Tornado Warning for Nolan County, TX, including the town of Sweetwater. David Drummond is on the storm.
-- Tornado Warning for Concho County, TX, including the town of Eden.

5:09 PM CDT
Stuart Robinson reports tornado north of I-20 in Mitchell County, TX.

4:55 PM CDT
* TORNADO WARNING EXTENDED FOR... LIVINGSTON AND SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA PARISH IN SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA UNTIL 545 PM CDT

4:44 PM CDT
Tornado Warning for Howard and Mitchell counties in Texas until 5:15 PM. David Drummond, Lou Ruh, Roger Hill, Stuart Robinson, and the Italy Thunderstorm Team are all on the storm!

4:35 PM CDT
TORNADO ON THE GROUND on David Drummond's ChaseCam. Looks like another "landspout"-type tornado.

4:30 PM CDT
Todd Thorn reports a tornado near Vincent, TX... still no Tornado Warning from the NWS.

4:17 PM CDT
Lou Ruh reports tornado touchdown near Fairview, TX.

4:12 PM CDT
Tornado Warnings for Jasper and Smith counties in Mississippi.

3:56 PM CDT
Stuart Robinson reports a brief landspout tornado northwest of Fairview, TX.

3:50 PM CDT
A new Tornado Watch has been issued for central and southwest Texas. The new Watch runs from Abiline down to Del Rio and Laredo, TX.

One of the fastest developing storms is in northeast Martin County, TX. Roger Hill, Stuart Robinson, and Lou Ruh are on it!

3:39 PM CDT
A string of isolated storms has formed from Brownfield to Eldorado, TX. A few of the storms are severe in Yoakum, Terry, and Gaines counties.

These cells could go tornadic at any time. We have numerous chasers streaming live video from the area.

3:30 PM CDT
Tornado WARNING for southern Scott County, and northern Smith County in Mississippi. The cities of Polkville and Burns, MS are in the path of the storm.

2:54 PM CDT
A new Tornado Watch has been issued for southern Louisiana and southwestern Mississippi.

12:55 PM CDT
A Tornado Watch has been issued for southwest Texas and a slim part of southeast New Mexico until 7:00 PM CDT this evening.

Supercells with large hail and tornadoes are likely. SevereStudios has streamers in the field ready to feed live storm chase video. Stay tuned for updates!

12:00 PM CDT
* TORNADO WARNING FOR... NORTHERN HARDIN COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS... SOUTHERN TYLER COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS... UNTIL 1230 PM CDT

THIS INCLUDES THE TOWNS OF WILDWOOD...WARREN...FRED...

11:28 AM CDT
At 11:19 AM San Jacinto Law Enforcement reported a possible Tornado near Shepard...

10:55 AM CDT
TORNADO WARNING FOR... SOUTHERN POLK COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS... EASTERN SAN JACINTO COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS... UNTIL 1145 AM CDT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAPABLE OF PRODUCING A TORNADO NEAR COLDSPRING.. AND MOVING EAST AT 28 MPH. THIS STORM WILL ALSO PRODUCE HAIL AS LARGE AS GOLFBALLS...

10:40 AM CDT
A TORNADO WARNING CONTINUES FOR NORTHERN MONTGOMERY...NORTHERN SAN JACINTO...SOUTHEASTERN WALKER AND WESTERN POLK COUNTIES UNTIL 1100 AM CDT

AT 1010 AM CDT...LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT REPORTED A FUNNEL CLOUD BETWEEN NEW WAVERLY AND INTERSTATE 45. THIS STORM WILL BE MOVING NORTHEAST AT 23 MPH. AT 1026 AM THE STORM WAS 3 MILES NORTH NORTHEAST OF NEW WAVERLY.

10:15 AM CDT
TORNADO WARNING FOR WASHINGTON COUNTY IN SOUTHEAST TEXAS... UNTIL 1030 AM CDT

LOCATIONS IN THE TORNADO WARNING INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO QUARRY...INDEPENDENCE...BURTON...AND BRENHAM

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A Tornado Watch is already in effect this morning for eastern Texas and western Louisiana.

Tornadoes and some medium-size hail possible until 3:00 PM CDT this afternoon.