The first one came near Sexsmith on June 25. https://hypotheticaltornadoes.fandom.com/wiki/2021_Arlington-Grand_Prairie-Dallas_%22EF-6%22_tornado?oldid=72072. Around 5:56 PM, a tornado emergency was issued for the eastern part of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, the NWS stating that the situation was "dangerous" and "life-threatening". These tornado shelters need to be compliant with the 2014 the Design and Construction of Storm Shelters, also called the ICC 500. More than 13,000 homes and businesses had no power in Arkansas, and about 10,000 were without power in Tennessee, according to poweroutage.com. There was minimal damage reported with the quick tornado. The largest report of hail in 2021 near Grand Prairie was 0.00 inches Viewers of this outlook had great concern, as nobody knew what outcome would appear in an "Extreme Risk". The outlook suggested a high risk for severe storms and tornadoes within the Fort Worth and Dallas regions of Texas. “There was a gentleman at his worksite and he saw a funnel cloud coming across and there was a vortex at the surface associated with it,” explained Kyle Fougere, a Meteorologist with Environment and Climate Change Canada. Tornado flips cars in Grande Prairie. 2021 Arlington-Grand Prairie-Dallas "EF-6" tornado. At … 2000 Fort Worth tornado – On March 28, 2000, two tornadoes caused massive damage to … The Mercantille building collapsed in high winds, leading to the deaths of 200 people. Published July 9, 2004 . A few hours later, at around 3:30 PM, a tornado was confirmed in central Arlington. Do not drive cars through flooded areas. Monday also marked the 15th anniversary of a tornado that went through Grande Prairie. The National Weather Service said a tornado was spotted at 8:45 p.m. near Highway 161 and Arkansas Lane in Grand Prairie. This event, consisting of 7 tornadoes that touched down that evening in, or near, Grand Island was arguably an unparalleled event in meteorological history. Scientists are predicting that 2021 will be an above average year for tornadic activity in the U.S. Rounding up to 1500 tornadoes, they think an EF5 is imminent this year. Special statements: issued to highlight significant weather or express uncertainty. That was followed four days later by another one about 20 km south of Grovedale, and finally one 60 km northeast of Grande Cache on July 8. They also noted the NWS's bulletin for the tornado emergency, them stating that the event was a "possible mass-casualty situation". El tornado en Grand Prairie tocó tierra a las 8:45 p.m. cerca de la Highway 161 y Arkansas Lane, informó la oficina en Fort Worth del Servicio Metereológico Nacional. Tornado warnings were issued for Rockwall and Kaufman counties around a minute later. Emergency personnel were unable to reach large portions of the Dallas metropolitan area following the tornado, with road networks being covered in heavy debris. There were no injuries reported with the tornado of 2004. Grande Prairie, Alta. Meterorologists noted several other smaller supercells forming around the main cell with the significant tornado. Grand Prairie, TX is a Very High Risk area for tornados. “We have confirmed 14 tornados in Alberta so far this year and we do average only about 15/season. For more GPTV Programming, visit gptx.org/GPTV or youtube.com/cityofgptx. Around this time, the tornado reached peak wind speeds of around 330 miles an hour, breaking several world records. Around 5:15 PM, Fort Worth was put under a tornado warning. A few minutes later, the counties of Erath, Hood and Somervill were also tornado warned. The EF5 will drop in Kansas, but they don't know exactly where. Severe storms grew and continued north of the tornado-warned areas. See a list of all of the Official Weather Advisories, Warnings, and Severe Weather Alerts for Grand Prairie, TX. In spite of the damage, there were no deaths or serious injuries in Arlington or Grand Prairie. 15 minutes later, emergency management reported a multiple vortex tornado in east Fort Worth. The Arlington-Grand Prairie-Dallas Tornado is considered the deadliest and most destructive tornado in the world. This new risk zone was named "EXTREME RISK". They almost immediately exploded into supercells and the National Weather Service issued a PDS Tornado Watch for all High Risk areas and a Tornado Warning for areas affected by the supercells. 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