Texas Twister

On June 10, 2009 Flower Mound had an EF1 tornado roll through town. There was a lot of storm damage in our neighborhood including giant oak trees down, with some trees down & then wrapped around their trunk (evidence of rotating winds). One tree behind my next door neighbor's house was down and looked like someone took a giant axe and sliced it down about 4 feet up from the ground, it was a large tree and was a powerful reminder of the raw force of Mother Nature.

John, the boys and I spent about 25 minutes hunkered down in the bathtub together in the pitch blackness (power out). John exclaimed that it was the closest we had ever been as a family (2 adults + 3 kids + 1 bathtub = close quarters). I must say it was a sobering experience to feel the power of the wind hitting the house and and debris hitting the house, feeling the house kind of move & shake and wondering if the roof is going to be ripped off at any moment. Gratefully we came out of it fine with the roof intact and not a single tree down in our yard.

Here's a video filmed by some storm chasers about 1 mile from my house. There's some language, but most of it is bleeped out. It's amazing to hear the roar of the wind in the video. Even without the tornado they claim that 75-80 mile per hour winds came through our area. It was quite a night!
http://untamedscience.com/DFWstorm