NBC 5’s Larry Collins and Alicia Barrera tell us about the damage seen across North Texas after strong winds and heavy rain blew through the area on Tuesday.
Many North Texans woke up to outdoor warning sirens going off as severe storms rolled through the area in the early morning hours, but the danger is not over, high winds will bring an elevated fire danger to the area on Tuesday.
As the storms passed, damage reports began coming in.
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Wind rips roof from Cedar Hill home, damages several nearby properties
By Allie Spillyards
Wind wreaked havoc on one Cedar Hill neighborhood Tuesday morning, toppling a power pole, ripping down fences and even pulling two roofs from their houses. NBC 5’s Allie Spillyards talk to neighbors.
Inside Antwone Dussett’s Cedar Hill home, it’s too soon to know what can be salvaged.
He said his family was sheltering just a few yards away in the primary closet when the roof was ripped from their living room around 5:30 Tuesday morning.
Drywall, insulation and other debris rained down as water soaked the family’s first floor.
“I’m from Los Angeles originally, so it sounded almost like an earthquake with everything rumbling and moving and then you could hear the chaos of the wind and the shutters and everything flapping,” said Antwone Dussett.
Non-storm wind gusts result in more outages, Oncor says
By NBCDFW Staff
Homes in Parker County RV park damaged Tuesday morning
By Katy Blakey
Grass fire burns 15 acres in Cresson fueled by high winds, low humidity
By NBCDFW Staff
Cresson VFDA grass fire broke out in Cresson Tuesday, burning up 15 acres before volunteer firefighters could get it under control. The fire was in the Ponderosa Hills subdivision and was fueled by vegetation and wind gusts to 50 mph. Firefighters from the Cresson and Spring Creek volunteer fire departments battled the fire. Officials said the fire was contained to the field where it started and never spread to any houses.
A Fire Weather Watch was issued Tuesday for areas along/south of I-20 and along/west of Highway 281, in Erath, Comanche and Hamilton counties. Humidity on Tuesday afternoon is expected to be between 15% and 20%. Strong winds are expected to develop between 20 and 30 mph behind the cold front with gusts to 45 mph.
Traffic lights out near Dallas Love Field Airport
Strong winds kicking up a lot of dust in North Texas
EF-1 tornado confirmed in Irving Tuesday morning
By Frank Heinz
Early morning storms leave damage behind, many without power
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Woman watching storm coverage loses roof in Cedar Hill
By Allie Spillyards
Allie Spillyards, NBC 5 NewsA home on Greenfield Drive in the Stone Hill neighborhood in Cedar Hill lost part of its roof in the early morning storms. The owner told NBC 5 their home is now soaked with water and covered with drywall and insulation. He said his wife was watching the news coverage of the storm when she grabbed him and their kids and told them to get to shelter.
Roof ripped off apartment building at Sedona Ranch in Northwest Dallas
By NBCDFW Staff
A roof partially ripped off the Sedona Ranch apartments in North Dallas. The apartment community is at 2761 Northaven Road, near Interstate 635 and Josey Lane/Dennis Road. Texas Sky Ranger flew over the apartment building at about 12:30 p.m., and workers were cleaning debris off the roof and making repairs. Dallas Fire-Rescue said there were no reports of injuries or of anyone being trapped.
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NBC 5 viewers snapped photos of the damage after severe storms early Tuesday morning flipped aircraft, pushed down trees, trashed play equipment and damaged property. See the gallery here
3 airplanes upended, overturned at Air Park-Dallas Airport
By Frank Heinz
At least three single-engine airplanes were damaged at Air Park-Dallas Airport after early morning storms Tuesday.
NBC 5's Texas Sky Ranger flew over the airport in Plano Tuesday morning and spotted two planes overturned and a third pushed into the side of a hangar.
The hangar appeared to have suffered other damage as well. It's unclear if any airplanes parked inside the hangars were damaged.
Air Park-Dallas is located at 1912 Air Park Lane in Plano, west of the Dallas North Tollway and Park Lane intersection.
Frisco ISD closes four campuses due to power outages
By NBCDFW Staff
Irving Animal Services closed due to weather
By Dominga Gutierrez
Plano West Senior High School damaged in early-morning thunderstorm
By NBCDFW Staff
Tuesday morning’s severe weather damaged a school, church and airplane hanger in Collin County. NBC 5’s Sophia Beausoleil has the latest from Plano.
Severe thunderstorms ripped part of the roof off of Plano West Senior High School Tuesday morning.
The school, located at 5601 Parker Road, is a two-story brick building with metal sheeting covering the roof. Several parts of the metal roof were peeled off in the storm.
NBC 5 visited the school on Tuesday morning and saw crews removing debris and damaged metal sheeting from the building.
It's unclear if there is any damage inside the school, but classes were still being held Tuesday.
RVs overturned as severe storms moved through Parker County Tuesday morning
By NBCDFW Staff
A wild night for people riding out the storm at this RV and tiny home community in Parker County. NBC 5’s Katy Blakey reports on how winds flipped over RVs trapping people inside.
A small community west of Fort Worth was one of the first to be damaged by the strong winds.
Several homes were flipped in the strong winds that roared through the Crosswinds RV and Tiny Home Community around 5 a.m.
We know one little girl was hurt after the home she was in flipped over.
Several residents raced in to rescue her.
Irving police give press conference after hundreds evacuated from apartment complex amid storms
EF-1 tornado confirmed in Irving; hundreds evacuated from 2 damaged apartment complexes
By NBCDFW Staff
Across North Texas people fixing fences and picking up branches taken down by Tuesday morning’s severe weather. For residents in Irving, the damage is much worse after part of the city took a direct hit from a tornado with winds likely near 100-miles an hour. NBC 5’s Maria Guerrero talked to storm victims.
Hundreds of people are looking for temporary housing after a strong thunderstorm Tuesday morning spun up at least one tornado and damaged multiple apartment buildings in Irving.
The National Weather Service confirms at least one tornado touched down in the area, an EF-1 with wind speeds between 86 and 110 mph. The tornado was only on the ground for about a minute and tracked about four-tenths of a mile with a width of about 85 yards.
According to the NWS, the tornado began near Pecan Drive, south of West Pioneer Drive, where mostly trees were damaged and a vehicle hit by falling debris. The tornado then struck the Tree Country Apartments, causing EF-1 wind damage to the roof of nearly every apartment building in the complex, with maximum estimated winds of 110 mph.
NWS survey crews found tree and roof damage at the Learning Tree Academy next door. Across the street, survey teams reported the Irving Police Family Advocacy Center lost half of its roof and the covering off a second story balcony.
Grapevine reported a wind gust of 52 mph and reports of power lines down and at least one pole down. In Plano, a power pole snapped at Parker Road and Alma Drive on the city's east side, and part of the roof was ripped off at Plano West Senior High School.
In Irving, the Las Hacienda Apartments sustained heavy damage to the roof of one of their buildings and the façade. Power poles were snapped and lying in the street, and multiple business signs in the area were damaged. Irving police told NBC 5 they plan to shut down more streets to assess the extensive storm damage.
The high winds also made driving treacherous, especially for high-profile vehicles. There were reports of an overturned 18-wheeler at southbound Interstate 35E and Bear Creek Road in Glenn Heights. In Arlington, NBC 5 crews saw an 18-wheeler on its side on southbound Texas 360 at Trinity Boulevard near the south entrance of DFW Airport.
In Lewisville, firefighters were at a large warehouse in the 2500 block of Texas 121 just southwest of Josey Lane. NBC 5 crews saw what appeared to be pieces of the roof and insulation littering the parking lot. An eyewitness told NBC 5's Alicia Barrera he saw a tiny tornado around 5:45 a.m. before the damage. The National Weather Service will have to determine if there was a tornado.
In Parker County, first responders were on the scene of at least three overturned RVs at an RV park on White Settlement Road.
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