On Tuesday morning, high winds, heavy rain and large hail hit North Texas, wreaking havoc on trees, fences and vehicles.
When you support our community-rooted newsroom, you enable all of us to be better informed, connected, and empowered during this important election year. Give now and help us raise $4,000 by June 7.Power outages cause by this morning's powerful storms could leave some without electricity for multiple days, Dallas County Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins posted on X this morning, prompting him to ask that county's lawyers to prepare a disaster declaration.
“Oncor reports more than half a million homes and businesses in North Texas are without power this morning,” Andrews also reported.“Showers and thunderstorms will roll through the I-20 corridor this morning, a few of which may be strong to marginally severe,” the NWS website read at 9:30 a.m. “Additional storms will enter from the west this evening, some of which may be severe with large hail and damaging winds. A tornado or two cannot be ruled out.
9am Tuesday - Flash Flood Warning for the DFW area has been extended to 11am because of ongoing heavy rain and lingering flooding. Heavy rain will push out of DFW over the next 1-2hrs. Storms will continue west and south of DFW thru midday.Widespread damage to trees and fences have been documented across North Texas, many neighborhoods are still without power after several hours.
“And here we go again: 750,000 Texas households and businesses, ~2 million people, are without power, this time in and near Dallas,” Lewin wrote on X. “The counties to the east, particularly Rockwall and Kaufman, were hit hardest; over 50% in those counties are without power.” Looking at the week ahead, the forecast looks to keep North Texas rather wet for some time, with thunderstorms likely in Dallas on Thursday and Friday, keeping temperatures in the high 80s.has been defined as the free, independent voice of Dallas — and we'd like to keep it that way. Our members allow us to continue offering readers access to our incisive coverage of local news, food, and culture with no paywalls.. He’s held the position since November 2022.
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