But the tornado itself wouldnt tear a person apart. it had cleanly removed yards of asphalt from the road. "I don't know what we're going to do," said Ronnie Tonns, 30, who fled with his mother, Lynette, and dog, Snoopy, about 10 minutes before the twister hit. said the same thing. JARRELL, Texas - Authorities ended the search today for 23 people who had been unaccounted for after a devastating tornado, concluding that those considered missing had turned up alive or were among the unidentified bodies. The day with the most intense thunderstorms this Memorial Day weekend is likely to be Saturday, when an upper-level impulse racing across very unstable air will produce potentially severe storms from the Southern Plains into Virginia and North Carolina. If you look closely at the radar loop, youll notice a speckled area of reflectivity extending to the southwest along I-35. I base that speculation on a photo I saw of an airplane pilot that was taken after the canopy of his airplane blew off while it was going about 350 MPH. This site uses cookies to help personalise content, tailor your experience and to keep you logged in if you register. Download it here. In other words, it had happened before.. We recognize our responsibility to use data and technology for good. The 9-year-old girl's home was obliterated. Right around this time, the Storm Prediction Center issued Tornado Watch number 338 for the region due to the extreme amounts of instability present: SEL8 But the tornado itself wouldnt tear a person apart.. This event was made infamous by one of the most powerful tornadoes on record: an F5 which tore through a subdivision of Jarrell called Double Creek Estates in extreme northern Williamson County during the mid-afternoon. As a result, while it is not entirely representative of the afternoon environment across Central Texas, there are several keys we are able to glean from this atmospheric sounding: Surface observations and analysis valid at 18Z, or 1 PM CDT (a), and visible satellite imagery valid at 1215 PM CDT (b). He added: "There is evidence to suggest that, although most assuredly a supercell, the Jarrell storm was not maintained via conventionalsupercell dynamics. The horrific side of life when caught by a tornado. When the sirens went off I was at work and decided to head home (gotta understand that sirens go off around there every other day during tornado season so you become a bit desensitized) I saw the storm off to the west, but like I said, thought it was an ugly rain cloud since it was so huge it didnt have that nice little funnel shape.