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March 8, 2010
The National Weather Service and the City of Fort Worth will host a day-long symposium on March 24 to look back at the F3 tornado that ravaged downtown Fort Worth and other parts of Tarrant County on March 28, 2000. The twister claimed two lives, trashed a number of buildings (including the Bank One tower above) and caused more than $450 million dollars in damage. The symposium will look back at the storm and examine improvements in warning systems and preparedness since. You can go to this link for more details and registration information. Photo: DMN file
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The entry "Symposium will mark 10th anniversary of the great Fort Worth tornado " is tagged: 2000 , bank one tower , dallas-fort worth weather , dallasnews.com; dallas morning news , downtown Fort Worth , fort worth tornado , march 28 , national weather service , symposium March 5, 2010
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The entry "City of Dallas extends services for debris leftover from the record snow" is tagged: City of Dallas , dallas-fort worth weather , dallasnews.com; dallas morning news , February , press release , snow storm
Not fun to think about on a pretty day like today, but the National Weather Service says all the precipitation in recent months has left our area at an above average risk for flooding. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram has a good story today about what the upcoming storm season could mean for those living near lakes. By the way, the NWS has a pretty nifty map for monitoring North Texas rivers.
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The entry "Forecasted flood risk has some residents keeping a watchful eye on Dallas-Fort Worth rivers and lakes" is tagged: dallas-fort worth weather , dallasnews.com; dallas morning news , flooding , forecast , Fort Worth Star-Telegram , lakes , map , national weather service , rivers March 4, 2010
Warmer temps have definitely found us again. On March 14, we'll also set our clocks an hour forward and gain extra afternoon daylight. I know that Daylight Saving Time often provokes plenty of opinion, so...
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The entry "Dallas springs forward soon, but should we end the practice?" is tagged: dallas-fort worth weather , dallasnews.com; dallas morning news , daylight saving time , spring foward , sunny , warmer March 3, 2010
Oncor showed this PowerPoint to illustrate what went right ... and wrong:
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A little science talk to wade through, but I thought you guys would like the last line of the National Weather Service's forecast discussion from this morning: Previous discussion... /issued 313 am CST Wednesday Mar 3 2010/forecast pretty much unchanged through end of the week. Sunday/Monday system still on track...and given the good continuity over the last few days have upped probability of precipitation into the 40/50 percent range. By Monday a fairly strong low level jet will bring upper 50/near 60 dew points into the area with precipitable waters near an inch and a quarter. Warm south flow should also help push high temperatures up into the low 70s. Models forecast the dry line to move into the area on Monday as well. Best upper dynamics will lie across OK/KS...but this system looks strong enough for at least a threat of severe weather on Monday. Much can change before the event...but it may be time to put winter to bed and get ready for Spring. What do you think of highs in 60s and 70s for the fore seeable future?
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Update @ 7:45 a.m. Wednesday Polls have now closed, weather peeps. Looks like Delkus is your dude. Thanks for all the comments, especially the write-in candidates. Original post It's Election Day here on the Weather blog as well. Just for fun (this isn't a scientific study by any stretch) which chief forecaster do you turn to?
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Q: How do you cure a case of the cold and rainy Monday blues? A: Remember that the "Boys of Summer" begin play in just a few weeks. We may be striking out with the weather here, but it is sunny and warm in Surprise, AZ where the Texas Rangers are getting ready for the upcoming season. Better days are not far away, Weather peeps.
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The entry "A litte Surprise on this gloomy Monday in Dallas-Fort Worth" is tagged: AZ , baseball , cold , dallas-fort worth weather , dallasnews.com; dallas morning news , rain , Surprise , Texas Rangers February 26, 2010
Original post Looks like Mother Nature is still causing havoc for workers trying to take down those massive building wraps that advertised the NBA All-Star game. I snapped this photo a little while ago just as a cold drizzle started falling in downtown Dallas. Kind of hard to tell from my camera phone image, but crews were up on the side of the Bank of America building at the time. The workers appear to be gone now. Looks like parts of the giant Dirk Nowitzki and LeBron James will loom over downtown a little longer. Updated @ 4:45 p.m. The workers did indeed call it a day, according to my pal and DMN photojournalist Michael Ainsworth. Michael's professional work is below my amateur attempt. Thanks, Michael.
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Thanks to John Mow of Plano for sending me this funny photo. He called it his "Texas Weathervane." The contraption will see some activity today as 10 to 15 mph north winds start bringing in cooler air this afternoon. Got a funny or impressive weather photo? E-mail it to me. See other reader photos in our Weather gallery.
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