Severe Thunderstorms With High Winds, Lightning Prompt Several Tornado Warnings In North Texas
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NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) -- Severe Weather moved through North Texas Sunday evening prompting several Severe Thunderstorm Warnings -- and a few Tornado Warnings. A Tornado Watch was set to expire at 2AM for counties East of DFW.
There was no confirmation Sunday night whether tornados touched down, but the National Weather Services issued several Tornado Warnings based on radar indications.
Reports of high winds were common throughout North Texas with one 70 MPH gust confirmed at DFW Airport.
Trees and powerlines were down in many areas. Oncor confirmed at one point that nearly 56,000 customers were without power in the DFW area.
CBS 11 Storm Chaser Jason McLaughlin captured video of high winds in Haslet, Texas as the storms moved through.
Tim Anderson of Gunter told CBS 11 that he lost a large tree.
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Updated 10:33pm
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Update 8:52pm
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Bosque, Comanche, Erath, Hamilton, Hood and Somervell County until 9:30pm. Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Jack, Parker, and Wise County until 9:00pm.
Update 8:45pm
Update 8:33 pm
Storms are moving east at about 45 to 55MPH.
Update 8:08pm
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Jack, Parker, and Wise County until 9:00pm. Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Comanche, Eastland, and Erath County until 8:30pm.
Update 8:07pm
Due to forecasted severe weather tonight, the State Fair of Texas will close at 8:30 p.m. The Fair normally closes at 9:00 p.m. on Sundays.
Update 8:00pm
National Weather Service says wind speeds in some storms in Palo Pinto county reaching 70 MPH.
Update 7:54pm
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Cooke, Hood, Jack, Montague, Palo Pinto, Parker and Wise County until 9:00pm.
Update 7:49pm
Severe Thunderstorm Warning for Comanche, Eastland, and Erath County until 8:30pm.
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Please download our weather app so you can safe from these storms tonight. We'll be updating you all night on CBSN as well. Be weather aware! It has been since last Spring we had such a high threat of severe weather around here.
