Arlington Requiring Permits To Access Tornado-Damaged Areas
The city says as of today it is setting up "controlled access points" into the affected areas. If you don't have a permit, you're not getting in.
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The city says as of today it is setting up "controlled access points" into the affected areas. If you don't have a permit, you're not getting in.
Tornado drills are a right of passage for children in North Texas. As storms moved across the metroplex Tuesday afternoon, thousands of school kids began executing their tornado drill procedures...only this time it wasn't a drill.
Many area residents will be requiring assistance from contractors after Tuesday's storms. But consumers should watch out for potential scammers.
Wednesday morning the mayor of the City of Forney, Darren Rozell, signed local papers to declare the city a disaster area.
Arlington was among the areas hit hardest by Tuesday's devastating storms. Nearly 500 structures have been damaged in some way.
Scary, stormy days are a part of life in North Texas. Tornadoes happen. Hail often unleashes its fury. But I don't remember a day quite like April 3, 2012.
One of the twisters that tore across southern Dallas County directly hit the City of Lancaster. Damage and debris in the city is so expansive that a mandatory, citywide curfew began at 7 p.m. Tuesday night and ended at 7 a.m. today.
Hundreds of flights have been canceled or delayed at DFW International Airport a day after tornadoes whipped through North Texas.
North Texas is reeling on Wednesday morning after tornadoes destroyed hundreds of homes on Tuesday and left about 10,000 people without power.
Hundreds of flights at DFW International and Love Field were delayed or canceled today.
Multiple tornadoes threw tractor-trailers in the air, damaged both a Forney elementary school and high school, leveled houses and shut down airline traffic out of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport as one of the worst storms in years hit North Texas Tuesday.
What was expected to be an afternoon of storms with heavy rain and possible hail quickly turned into tornado emergencies for cities across North Texas. Simultaneous storms in Dallas and Tarrant counties produced what are believed to be multiple tornadoes.
Workers at Rangers Ballpark took shelter in hallways when a strong storm front passed through the area that included tornadoes in other parts of the region.
As severe weather rumbled through North Texas on Tuesday afternoon, Rangers catcher Mike Napoli captured natures fury on video as it passed over Rangers Ballpark in Arlington.
Some potentially severe storms are heading into North Texas on Tuesday afternoon and evening, but it should all be gone by Wednesday.
Temperatures will reach into the 80s nearly every day this week, but severe storms threaten to attack North Texas on Monday and Tuesday.
The National Weather Service said a record 4.37 inches of rain was measured Thursday at the McAllen airport.
Postal worker Roger Campian was sitting inside his mail truck, about to head out to deliver mail along the same route he's worked for the past 10 years, when he heard a loud noise.
Street flooding caused traffic delays for commuters Tuesday morning in north Fort Worth as part of Interstate-35W was covered in high water.
Storms bringing moderate-to-heavy rain continue across much of North Texas, well after the leading edge of torrential rain has pushed far to the east.
At 5:40 p.m., Oncor reports 16,000 D/FW customers are without power.
Strong winds ripped a huge metal canopy off of a strip center in Hurst.
The next two days could be dangerous for folks across North Texas, as severe weather moves into the area on Monday and Tuesday.
Spotty showers will continue through Wednesday evening and overnight as strong south winds continue to transport Gulf moisture northward over our area.
Residents in five tornado-ravaged states are in desperate need of help, and a group of Texans are answering the call by donating supplies.
