Lightning May Be Blamed For Frisco House Fire
Firefighters in Frisco are investigating a house fire off of Shady Shore Drive after nearby lightning might have possibly hit the home.
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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.
Hundreds of passengers got stuck at DFW International Airport early Friday, but it had nothing to do with flight delays. Flooding forced airport officials to close a vital exit.
Flash flooding is expected to be a major concern in parts of Dallas on Friday after nasty storms passed through DFW on Thursday night.
A gas well exploded and burned after an apparent lightning strike during severe weather that moved through north Texas Thursday evening.
CBS11 crews spent much of Thursday night chasing storms, damage.
Authorities are investigating the damage left behind by spring storms carrying more than a dozen suspected tornadoes that swept across the southern Plains, bringing floods, forcing the evacuation of an international airport and destroying homes near Oklahoma City.
A man was found burned to death in Fort Worth early Wednesday morning, and police are trying to determine if he was struck by lightning.
Uprooted trees, damaged cars and buildings -- that's just some of what was left behind after winds between 65 and 80 mph hit the city of Kaufman Monday night.
Strong winds on Monday night left parts of Kaufman badly damaged, and even more storm damage is being discovered on Tuesday morning.
There were a total eight tornadoes that touched down in North Texas on Sunday and half of those touched down in the small town of Rio Vista.
Residents and business owners are cleaning up across North Texas after severe storms brought as many as 12 tornadoes and dumped five inches of rain on some areas.
Several Waxahachie businesses are cleaning up Monday morning after heavy rains and high waters caused flooding downtown.
Much of Rio Vista remains without power Monday morning after high winds and a possible tornado struck the town late Sunday night.
Road crews in Prosper, TX have been having problems with flooding for most of the day. Barricades have been put up to block flooded roads including on Fishtrap Road where a small creek has over-run the pavement.
For the second night in a row ACM events were distributed due to weather.
Hail from severe storms pounded areas to the north and west of Fort Worth on Wednesday night, and cleanup is getting started on Thursday.
