Many North Texans woke up to severe thunderstorms Tuesday morning that caused power outages in more than half a million homes in Dallas, Tarrant, Collin and...
Meteorologists can predict storms, but it’s difficult to say how severe they will be until they start forming.
A cross is seen on a large uprooted tree in the Casa Linda neighborhood after severe thunderstorms moved through the area, Tuesday, May 28, 2024, in Dallas. Most of the damage from the up to 70-mile-per-hour winds came in the form of downed trees and powerlines. The National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm watch and flash flood warning for much of the Dallas-Fort Worth area through 11 a.m. Tuesday..
But it’s difficult for meteorologists to say how a storm will actually behave until closer to when it occurs, saidWithout real-time environmental data, “you’re never going to get a perfect picture,” Gori said. “When it’s happening, have some observations, they have radar, so they’re able to kind of ingest that observed data into their model.”
Barnes said the National Weather Service anticipated winds over 50 miles per hour, but not as strong as up to 70. “There was no way we could anticipate these crazy winds that came through,” she said. “We didn’t know that they would be that strong.”storm seasonsMiriam Fauzia is a science reporting fellow at The Dallas Morning News. Her fellowship is supported by the University of Texas at Dallas. The News makes all editorial decisions..
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