RFields5421 From United States of America, joined Jul 2007, 6150 posts, RR: 25 Posted (4 years 3 months 1 week 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 1243 times:
Weather service reporting a probably tornado crossing just north of DFW airport this evening between 2115 and 2130 local.
Flightaware looks like several inbound aircraft in holding patterns of being moved around behind the heavy squall line crossing through the Dallas area.
RFields5421 From United States of America, joined Jul 2007, 6150 posts, RR: 25 Reply 1, posted (4 years 3 months 1 week 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 1174 times:
Departures were stopped for 31 minutes.
Arrivals were stopped for about 50-55 minutes - aircraft are pulling out of their holding patterns and are inbound for landing now.
The storm gust front is about 30-40 miles east of DFW now.
MDW84 From United States of America, joined Feb 2009, 24 posts, RR: 0 Reply 2, posted (4 years 3 months 1 week 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 1168 times:
Is this affecting traffic into DAL??? I'm inbound to DAL just waiting for my plane to board
OPNLguy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 3, posted (4 years 3 months 1 week 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 1144 times:
Quoting MDW84 (Reply 2): Is this affecting traffic into DAL??? I'm inbound to DAL on CO just waiting for my plane to board
The line is oriented N-S and is on the east side of the area. If you're coming out of IAH, you'll probably get routed over AUS and come into the DAL area from the SW side.
The line is moving pretty quickly, and only dropped 1/4" hail at my place (NE of DFW, NW of DAL) and about 20-30 minutes of heavy rain.
MDW84 From United States of America, joined Feb 2009, 24 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (4 years 3 months 1 week 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 1133 times:
OPNLguy From , joined Dec 1969, posts, RR: Reply 5, posted (4 years 3 months 1 week 5 days 4 hours ago) and read 1119 times:
Quoting MDW84 (Reply 4): oh ok I should be good then...thanks
That's not to say that there won't be any ATC delays. I'm sure there were some diversions at both DFW and DAL, so those diverted flights still have to get going. You may see some delays but I wouldn't expect anything more than 20-30 minutes.
RFields5421 From United States of America, joined Jul 2007, 6150 posts, RR: 25 Reply 6, posted (4 years 3 months 1 week 5 days 3 hours ago) and read 1112 times:
Some flights inbound to DAL were lengthy routing south of San Antonio from ABQ, LBB, ELP, OKC before turning a corner ahead of the line.
Some outbound flights for OKC & LBB also went out southerly to San Antonio before turning north or west.
So far damage reports are pretty light - tornados may not have actually touched down - but if your roof was partially blown off as some were in Colleyville - it is scary.
RFields5421 From United States of America, joined Jul 2007, 6150 posts, RR: 25 Reply 7, posted (4 years 3 months 1 week 5 days 3 hours ago) and read 1082 times:
Okay - it appears landings at DAL have not resumed yet. There was apparently only one takeoff in the past hour.
The FAA is reporting 1 hour to 1 hour 15 min delays at DAL.
Here's one which left Hobby a little while ago headed southwest to get behind the storms
MDW84 From United States of America, joined Feb 2009, 24 posts, RR: 0 Reply 8, posted (4 years 3 months 1 week 5 days 3 hours ago) and read 1076 times:
damn looks like I'll be sitting at IAH for alittle while longer...thank god I got verizon internet coverage lol
Braniff722 From United States of America, joined Nov 2008, 127 posts, RR: 1 Reply 9, posted (4 years 3 months 1 week 5 days 3 hours ago) and read 1069 times:
I believe we got a few Eagle flights in to KSHV currently and the last time I checked flightaware, there were a few DFW bound MD-80's from the east coast in a holding pattern over this area. Not sure if they are still holding or have landed. Usually, KSHV turns into a AA Hub when DFW plays ball with Mother Nature.
RFields5421 From United States of America, joined Jul 2007, 6150 posts, RR: 25 Reply 10, posted (4 years 3 months 1 week 5 days 3 hours ago) and read 1049 times:
Looks like anything leaving Houston or other airports ahead of the squall line is heading south or north to cross the gust front at a weak point - but climbing to FL350 or higher.
There is an ATN DC-8 out if IAH bound for DFW down near Corpus climbing through FL300 but starting to turn north.
The line of rotation / tornado type activity is about 60 nm east of DAL, but runs over 150 nm north to south.
Hopefully it will fall apart before reaching the ArkLaTex area in two to four hours.
Braniff722 From United States of America, joined Nov 2008, 127 posts, RR: 1 Reply 11, posted (4 years 3 months 1 week 5 days 3 hours ago) and read 1019 times:
Saw a FedEx 722 climbing to get over the buildup northwest of the DFW area. This was prolly and hour, hour and a half ago and he was inbound to ABQ. He was at 41,000 and still climbing. It was my understanding that the tops of some of the storms were 45-50,000 range.
Impressive.
Just hope we don't have any injuries in N.Texas. I heard there's 3 fatal in OK.
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