Runaway Bay Homes Destroyed By Storm
Severe weather spawned tornadoes across North Texas on Tuesday night, and one of the hardest hit areas was Wise County, where some residents made it to safety with only seconds to spare.
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Severe weather spawned tornadoes across North Texas on Tuesday night, and one of the hardest hit areas was Wise County, where some residents made it to safety with only seconds to spare.
More rain is in the weather forecast on Tuesday, and it continues throughout the rest of the week. All of this rainfall has the City of Dallas making preparations for potential flooding.
Cleanup continues as a severe weekend storm overflowed lakes, damaged structures, and turned roads into rivers. Dallasites were taking pictures of the spillway at White Rock Lake as if it's Niagara Falls.
With rain continuing across the state, the Red Cross is looking for more volunteers. From flooding in Austin and Houston, to tornadoes in Van and Cisco, it's been a busy month for the Red Cross.
The floodgates were fully opened at Lake Ray Roberts on Thursday night but, with more storms on the way, Denton County homeowners living downstream are feeling nervous.
An emergency official says a deadly tornado that blasted an East Texas town left behind about $40 million in damage.
Gov. Greg Abbott declared Van Zandt County a disaster area, and Van officials asked people to pray for the city. But many people have done even more.
Homeowners in Denton County have been warned to be ready to evacuate on Tuesday after possible flooding along the Elm Fork of the Trinity River.
"We thought we were going to die," said Angela Reed looking at her parents' dismantled home in Van, Texas.
Gov. Greg Abbott has declared a state of disaster in Texas counties hit in recent days by severe weather that's included tornadoes, thunderstorms and heavy rains that brought flooding.
Two people have been confirmed dead after a tornado hit the town of Van, just east of Dallas. During a Monday afternoon press conference officials confirmed that the number of people unaccounted for was down from 14 to three.
It was a Mother's Day that some people were never forget, after a helicopter had to rescue stranded North Texans from their homes and cars during dangerous flooding.
Storms claimed the life of at least one person in Navarro County on Sunday. Heavy rain led to flash flooding in the Corsicana area, and the victim's vehicle became stuck when a creek overflowed onto the nearby roadway.
About two dozen people were injured and some homes destroyed after a severe storm struck the small town of Van in northeast Texas, an emergency management official said.
Train tracks have been repaired along a North Texas line following a freight train derailment after flooding washed away the tracks.
Firefighters in Frisco are investigating a house fire off of Shady Shore Drive after nearby lightning might have possibly hit the home.
More than a half of dozen small businesses along Mill Street in Lewisville suffered damage Sunday; the storm tore off shingles, broke windows, and punched a hole in the siding at the Mill Street Dinner.
One of the most dramatic scenes played out at the Studio 6 motel near I-35E and Fort Worth Road. The gusts were so strong that it ripped a massive motel sign in half were it was left dangling.
From massive sinkholes to tornadoes and floods, North Texas faced another day of disastrous storms. In Denton County, Lake Lewisville was closed as water rose well past the banks; White Rock Lake Spillway looked more like Whitewater Rapids.
People in Denton had some scary moments as the storm blew through several neighborhoods, ripping off rooftops and fences and sending trees crashing into homes.
CBS 11 is closely tracking the onslaught of severe storms across North Texas.
Several counties are facing torrential flooding this weekend; meanwhile, the Department of Transportation is warning motorists to avoid driving through water over six inches deep.
A large swath of North Texas has seen flooding, baseball sized hail, thunderstorms, and tornadoes. Conditions this weekend are ripe for storm development.
The national weather service said an EF-1 tornado was on the ground for three miles in Wise County last night affecting an area about 200 yards wide.
Flooding from Thursday night's storms presented a huge problem for one North Texas school district. Officials with the Era ISD were forced to cancel all classes on Friday.
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Dental records confirm that the remains found at an Everman home belong to the child, whose disappearance sparked a capital murder case and an international search for his mother.
The Wyland Foundation says the Whaling Wall mural is being destroyed for the FIFA World Cup.
The court dealt a blow to Gov. Abbott and state Republicans in their efforts to severely punish more than 50 Democrats.
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