Data indicates wind gusts reached 95 miles per hour in some areas, which is close to a Category 2 hurricane.
“We just knew, just don’t open the doors, don’t get close to the windows. And, we were in shock," he said.Sign up for NBC DFW newslettersHollinshead said it wasn't until his wife looked at her security camera app on her phone that they realized the wind had also split a big tree in their front yard, sending half of it toppling over their driveway.
Neighbors are also facing cleanup: A rogue trampoline was recently picked up from Hollinshead's side yard, and a patio roof still sits in the road nearby. "Blew this tree down, blew it down on this house and this house, so it kind of split in half, so both houses got the brunt of it," she pointed out.“Chaos. The phone was ringing, started ringing at about 5:45 . People wanting their houses tarped, obviously, with all the debris flying around, trees coming down, they were getting leaks in their house," she said.
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