Hailstorm devastates UPS payroll/accounting center in Coppell, TX

[Kae3106]

On Tuesday, April 3, massive storms rolled through Texas. The Coppell payroll and accounting site saw grapefruit sized hail come down on us.

The good news: Everyone is safe, the building withstood the weather, the paychecks went out on time, and the books were closed on time for March/1Q. We have a generator on site so we had power and could complete the work that had to be done.

The bad news: Almost all of us will have our cars totaled. This video was shot a few hours after the storm. Texas Tornado Storm Damage from Coppell TX - YouTube

The tragic news: One of our employees lost her car in our lot and her home to a tornado. I'm not here to solicit donations for her but if anyone is interested, PM me...we have set up a donation website for her.

I have to give props to the management team at our site and all the UPSers who helped us out. We spent some time huddled in an interior hallway for safety while the storm was overhead. We heard later that one of the tornadoes formed right over us. Afterwards, everyone pitched in to help tape cars, arrange rides, etc. People came over from other sites to help with carpools. UPS arranged security for the parking lot after it was clear that most cars will have to be towed away and our controller called everyone that evening to make sure we got home safely.

 

[Mike57]

WOW, and now the good news.I haven't heard of one death from the storms in Texas. Damage can be repaired, People cann't be replaced.
It sucks. But you cann't fool with Mother Nature.Got to heed those warnings and watches.

 

[browntruckmechanic]

Here in Mesquite 4 UPSERS homes were damaged.
Picture of the the tornado before hitting Forney, Tx

 

[Kae3106]

Holy crap! I hope we never see weather like this again.

 

[UnconTROLLed]

Ouch, rough weather. Not done either, two weeks from now (4/16 to 4/30) could feature at least one major tornado outbreak (much worse than what we have seen) for OK/TX/AR/KS/MO and east.

 

[toonertoo]

Holy crapoli.

 

[barnyard]

Wow. Amazing that so few people were hurt and thankful that no one was killed.

 

[scratch]

Its amazing how much damage hail will do to cars. A few years ago, the local tornado sirens went off. So I gathered my family in my basement, and watched golf-ball sized hailstones put dents in my truck and my wife's brand new SUV. No windows got busted, but there were dents all over the sheet metal. My insurance company paid to have the dents fixed, there is a way to knock small dents out of cars without re-painting them. I'm sure a lot of cars got totaled out in this incident. I got a new roof for my house out of the deal too, along with a rate increase..........I'm glad nobody was hurt in this incident.

 

[cheryl]

Received this about another upser. It happened the same day.

Rhonda Harris, an employee of UPS at the Coppell, Tx location lost her house, car, and all personal belongings in the tornado that hit Lancaster, TX on April 3, 2012.

https://everribbon.com/ribbon/view/5867

 

[Kae3106]

Received this about another upser. It happened the same day.

This is the woman from our office that I mentioned in the original post. I wasn't sure if I was allowed to post the direct link because it had her actual name on it. She's a long time UPSer and incredibly sweet. She received the call about her home as we were all coming back in from the parking lot after seeing the destruction to our cars. It was heartbreaking to witness.

 

[Mike57]

Its amazing how much damage hail will do to cars. A few years ago, the local tornado sirens went off. So I gathered my family in my basement, and watched golf-ball sized hailstones put dents in my truck and my wife's brand new SUV. No windows got busted, but there were dents all over the sheet metal. My insurance company paid to have the dents fixed, there is a way to knock small dents out of cars without re-painting them. I'm sure a lot of cars got totaled out in this incident. I got a new roof for my house out of the deal too, along with a rate increase..........I'm glad nobody was hurt in this incident.

How about all the planes that were grounded because of hail damage. I didn't her of any SouthWest planes getting damaged,But I've heard that American grounded many aircraft due to hail damage!

 

[TearsInRain]

i love midwest weather

 

[UnconTROLLed]

Spc ac 130602

day 2 convective outlook resent 1
nws storm prediction center norman ok
0102 am cdt fri apr 13 2012

valid 141200z - 151200z

...there is a high risk of svr tstms across parts of ok and ks...

...there is a mdt risk of svr tstms across parts of nw tx...cntrl
and wrn ok...cntrl and ern ks...se neb...nw mo and far sw ia...

...there is a slgt risk of svr tstms across parts of the mid-mo
valley...upper ms valley...srn plains and cntrl plains...

Tornado outbreak likely across the srn and cntrl plains nwd into the
mid-mo valley from saturday afternoon through saturday night

...srn and cntrl plains...
An impressive upper-level low will move ewd across four corners
region saturday as a powerful 90 to 110 kt mid-level jet ejects newd
into the srn and cntrl plains. Ahead of the system...a corridor of
moderate to strong instability is forecast across ecntrl ks...cntrl
ok into nw tx. This combined with steep mid-level lapse rates and
strong low-level shear will be very favorable for severe storms and
a tornado outbreak will be likely across the srn and cntrl plains
from late saturday afternoon lasting through the evening and into
the overnight period.

Nam and namkf forecast soundings at 00z saturday evening from salina
ks swd to around oklahoma city show mlcape values from 2000 to 3000
j/kg with 0-6 km shear in the 60 to 75 kt range. In
addition...hodographs are large and looped with 0-1 km shear values
in the 30 to 40 kt range. This environment should be very favorable
for supercells and tornadoes. 0-3 km storm relative helicities are
forecast to be around 400 m2/s2 which is ideal for strong tornadoes
and a tornado outbreak appears likely. The greatest threat for
significant tornadoes should exist saturday evening from salina swd
to oklahoma city. 700 to 500 mb lapse rates around 7.5 c/km will
also be favorable for large hail and hail greater than 2 inches will
be possible the more intense supercells. A wind damage threat will
also exist due to the expected intense nature of the storms.

The main concern for this forecast is convective coverage. Many of
the models do not develop numerous thunderstorms along the dryline.
In spite of this...the models diminish the cap across the srn and
cntrl plains late saturday afternoon so this brings the models into
question. In addition...the models drive a band of large-scale
ascent across cntrl ks during the early evening suggesting many
storms should initiate with storms initiating swd with time early
saturday evening as the low-level jet strengthens. These factors
combined with sfc dewpoints in the lower to mid 60s friend and very
favorable low-level shear profiles should produce and environment
favorable for a tornado outbreak. After collaboration with wfos
wichita...norman...topeka...tulsa and dodge city...a high risk will
be issued due to the potential for a high-end life threatening event
across the srn and cntrl plains.

...mid-mo valley/upper ms valley...
An impressive upper-level low will move across the four corners
region saturday. At the sfc...a low should move across neb with a
warm front extending ewd across ia. Thunderstorms should be ongoing
along this boundary with storms expanding nwd into the upper ms
valley. South of the boundary...the models develop moderate
instability with a dryline located in ecntrl neb. Thunderstorms that
initiate along the dryline and ewd across the warm sector will
likely have an enhanced severe threat. Strong deep layer shear and
enhanced low-level shear will be favorable for supercells and
tornadoes. A few strong tornadoes may occur with the more dominant
supercells especially as the low-level jet strengthens saturday
evening. Although a tornado outbreak will be possible across parts
of the region...the greatest moisture return should remain further
to the south suggesting the highest tornado threat should exist
across sern neb...sw ia...nw mo and ern ks where a moderate risk is
located...
..BROYLES.. 04/13/2012

This is wording that you don't see every day from the SPC. Be careful!

 

[menotyou]

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[splozi]

People cann't be replaced.

sex.