E120 CAPT DELAYED FLT UNTIL ADVERSE WX HAD PAST.

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WE ARRIVED AT THE ARPT (XNA) AT XA00 FOR A FLT FROM XNA-DFW. A STRONG COLD FRONT WAS MOVING THROUGH THE AREA AND A LINE OF STORMS LAY ACROSS THE RTE OF FLT. I DISCUSSED IT WITH THE DISPATCHER AND WE AGREED TO DELAY THE FLT 1 HR. 1 HR LATER; WE AGAIN DISCUSSED IT AND DECIDED TO DELAY ANOTHER HR BECAUSE CONDITIONS HAD NOT IMPROVED. AT APPROX XC00; WE SPOKE AGAIN AND THE DISPATCHER ENCOURAGED ME TO DEPART AND TRY TO PARALLEL THE LINE UNTIL I WAS ABLE TO FIND A HOLE S OF DFW AND GET THROUGH THE AREA. I TOLD HIM I WAS NOT COMFORTABLE WITH THIS AS THE STORM WAS NOW VERY NEAR THE XNA ARPT AND WHILE I MAY FIND A HOLE NEAR DFW; I DIDN'T FEEL I COULD SAFELY DEPART AT THE TIME. THERE WAS A TORNADO SPOTTED ON THE GND WHILE THIS PHONE CALL TOOK PLACE. I TOLD HIM I FELT IT WOULD BE SAFE IN APPROX 45 MINS TO AN HR WHEN THE STORMS PASSED XNA AND I HAD A CLR RTE BACK TO DFW. I WAS THEN HANDED TO THE FLT CTL MGR WHO CONTINUED TO ENCOURAGE ME TO DEPART. I TOLD HIM MY DECISION WAS TO WAIT AND HE TOLD ME HE WANTED ME TO TALK TO THE CHIEF PLT UPON RETURNING TO DFW. I DEADHEADED BACK TO DFW ON THE NEXT FLT. I WAS ASSURED BY THE CHIEF PLT THAT I HAD DONE NOTHING WRONG AND NO DISCIPLINARY ACTION WOULD BE TAKEN.