US Needs To Brace Itself For More Deadly Storms, Experts Say
The deadly winter storms that knocked out power for millions in Texas and other states have exceeded the worst-case scenarios of many U.S. utilities.
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The deadly winter storms that knocked out power for millions in Texas and other states have exceeded the worst-case scenarios of many U.S. utilities.
"I was prepared for a lot of these scenarios, but just the total length of outage is the most dangerous."
Sugar Land Fire and EMS spokesman Doug Adolph said that when firefighters arrived after the call at about 2 a.m., the house was fully engulfed.
"I'm wearing several layers of clothes to keep my body warm," said Collin County resident Clint Cash.
At one point more than 150,000 customers were without power across Texas and Louisiana as a powerful winter storm continued moving through the states Sunday and early Monday morning.
One week after the city of Arlington was hit by an EF-2 tornado, nonprofit Arlington Charities finally got their power back on.
What Mansfield Police called, "joy-riding suspects" lost control and struck a utility pole and another driver near Matlock and Fairhaven.
Powerful storms barreled through Azle over the weekend, forcing dozens of people from their homes and canceling in-person classes for students at one school on Monday.
Two people are recovering after being electrocuted in a North Richland Hills residential neighborhood.
Despite multiple reports of downed trees, fences and several downed power lines only eight homes sustained moderate damage in the area, according to police.
The declaration includes Cass, Cameron, Collin, Dallas, Ellis, Erath, Hunt, Kaufman, Lamar, Panola, Rains, Rockwall, Rusk, Tarrant, Van Zandt and Wood counties.
The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado touched down in Dallas and resulting storm damage has closed schools across North Texas.
The shelter decided to waive the adoption fees for Friday only, to help get some of the pets out of the shelter.
Employees and contractors with Oncor are acting preemptively and sending help to Florida before Hurricane Dorian makes landfall.
Dallas ISD says a power outage in a Dallas neighborhood, followed by a power surge has knocked out the AC at Martinez Learning Center.
Of the 7,500 customers who lost power during Wednesday afternoon's storms, 1,000 customers remain without electricity. Crews are working all day and night to restore it.
The Suttons had vacated their home when a storm killed the power. Later, lightning struck their home and caused a fire.
Highland Terrace Baptist Church Pastor Chet Haney looked into his church's severely-damaged preschool room on Thursday and wondered, "what if?"
Oncor said Thursday night power has been restored to the 350,000 customers who lost electricity during Sunday's storms.
When the electricity is restored one Dallas business will be cleaning up after thieves looted their shop.
Powerful storms that blew through North Texas not only caused a deadly crane collapse in Dallas, but downed power lines that to date still have thousands of people in the dark.
At the height of the storm, some 350,000 customers lost power. According to Oncor, about 140,000 have had service restored.
One person was critically injured after a box truck crashed through a billboard and knocked down a power pole in Fort Worth Friday morning.
Denton County authorities responded to a vehicle accident that they believe was the result of "street racing" Saturday night.
Garland Power and Light was able to energize the neighborhood before Friday's deadline it had promised customers.
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Court records show that the suspect, Chrisantus Omondi, was charged with the murder of 51-year-old Scotty Jackson.
Bimbo Bakeries USA employs over 20,000 people and has been headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania, for the past 17 years.
There is a slim 10% chance of an isolated strong-to-severe storm north and west of the metroplex, but with a strong CAP in place, it should remain dry Thursday.
Wyatt Johnston scored on a power-play deflection at 12:10 of the second overtime to give the Dallas Stars a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild early Thursday for a 2-1 lead in the first-round series.
Bill Jones: The Cowboys will knock it out of the park if they can land Ohio State safety Caleb Downs and then trade down for extra picks.
Court records show that the suspect, Chrisantus Omondi, was charged with the murder of 51-year-old Scotty Jackson.
Bimbo Bakeries USA employs over 20,000 people and has been headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania, for the past 17 years.
There is a slim 10% chance of an isolated strong-to-severe storm north and west of the metroplex, but with a strong CAP in place, it should remain dry Thursday.
Wyatt Johnston scored on a power-play deflection at 12:10 of the second overtime to give the Dallas Stars a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild early Thursday for a 2-1 lead in the first-round series.
Family ignored a nighttime alert during deadly flooding. Now, questions are growing about notification fatigue and whether the system needs changes.
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State records show regulators ordered the removal of a plastic gas pipe installed in the early 1970s after it was linked to multiple explosions and deaths in North Texas.
This explosion is among several similar incidents across North Texas that raise questions about why hazardous natural gas leaks keep happening
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President Trump said he's extending the ceasefire until Iran has submitted a proposal in talks with the U.S. "and discussions are concluded."
Dallas County Elections said the issue stemmed from the Texas Secretary of State's voter registration database.
Bimbo Bakeries USA employs over 20,000 people and has been headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania, for the past 17 years.
This explosion is among several similar incidents across North Texas that raise questions about why hazardous natural gas leaks keep happening
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Bimbo Bakeries USA employs over 20,000 people and has been headquartered in Horsham, Pennsylvania, for the past 17 years.
Weiser said "the last few years has required a heavy financial lift to continue operating."
Small businesses along South Akard Street say the removal of a key bridge connecting Downtown Dallas to the Cedars neighborhood is already driving customers away, with no return of direct access expected until 2028.
An Amazon Prime delivery in Richardson this week left more behind than intended.
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Bill Jones: The Cowboys will knock it out of the park if they can land Ohio State safety Caleb Downs and then trade down for extra picks.
Wyatt Johnston scored on a power-play deflection at 12:10 of the second overtime to give the Dallas Stars a 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Wild early Thursday for a 2-1 lead in the first-round series.
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