The electric utility said storms across East Texas had caused significant damage to power lines.Around 65,000 of the affected electric customers were within Dallas, according to the city, which said it would open a shelter.Crews searched through homes and businesses that were accessible for about six hours overnight, but were hampered by "limited access and lack of proper lighting," Evans said.
I just left the area and it is an extremely sad sight to see. "We walked out to see the studio he was just broadcasting from destroyed. Nearly 140,000 electric customers were without power as of 4 a.m. Monday, according to Oncor's online outage map. “A lot of really big trees down also,” a rescue official said on the scanner.Dallas officers are going door to door east of the 9600 block of Brockbank Drive to check the status of residents after the severe storm left damages. @DallasFireRes_qand @DallasPD are on scene assessing the situations. Television stations posted videos that people took of the damage.WFAA-TV reporter Jason Whitely posted photos of a destroyed home, writing that the damage occurred “near Dallas North Tollway and Royal Lane in North Dallas.” You can listen to Dallas Fire and Rescue on Broadcastify Dallas is not out of the woods yet! A powerful twister tore through Dallas, leaving a trail of heavy damage and power outages in its wake, reports Sam Brock for NBC News from Dallas-Fort … Power was out at the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport in Highfill, about 155 miles northwest of Little Rock. Dallas tornado causes major storm damage and ... - CBS News @DallasFireRes_q & @DallasPD are on scene.” The office also wrote, “We did sound the sirens for tonight’s tornado in NW & NE Dallas. Take control of your data:Tens of thousands of customers were in the dark after a radar-confirmed tornado touched down.The Weather Company’s primary journalistic mission is to report on breaking weather news, the environment and the importance of science to our lives. Radar confirmed the tornado hit the ground near Love Field Airport and moved northeast through the city around 9 p.m. Sunday, said National Weather Service meteorologist Jason Godwin.There were no reports of fatalities or serious injuries early Monday, according to a release from the city of Dallas, but Fire-Rescue spokesman Jason Evans says three people were hospitalized for evaluation of non-life-threatening injuries.Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson said Dallas was very fortunate there was no loss of life.Dustin and Lauren Collins said Monday that they consider themselves lucky that all they need to do is clear debris from their yard after the twister ripped through the area Sunday night.
The tornado was first reported near Dallas Love Field Airport.Local media outlets reported several homes and businesses were damaged, power lines downed and tree limbs were scattered across roadways. Everyone in northeast Dallas needs to take shelter now!! Thousands of homes and businesses were without power in East Texas on Monday after severe storms near Dallas ripped off roofs and downed power lines, part of a violent storm system that also left four people dead in Oklahoma and Arkansas.At least one tornado was confirmed to have touched down in northern Dallas on Sunday evening, the National Weather Service Monday afternoon, Texas Gov. See a list of all of the Official Weather Advisories, Warnings, and Severe Weather Alerts for Dallas, TX.
Scanner traffic captured fire and rescue officials confirming a collapse “at the Home Depot.” They were conducting searches, investigating gas leaks, and discussed a person being taken to the hospital. Please exercise caution in these areas.”NEW: Before and after images of home near Dallas North Tollway and Royal Lane in North Dallas — that was badly damaged during the tornado tonight. Copyright © 2020 Heavy, Inc. All rights reserved. Though the worst has passed, a second round will roll through in the next hour. A school caught on fire. WFAA reported that a convenience store collapsed in the storm, but the clerk told the station that everyone who was inside made it out safely.Evans said the department had also received multiple calls from people injured in their homes by broken glass.Citing extensive damage to campuses, the Dallas Independent School District canceled Monday classes at six schools: David G. Burnet Elementary School, Leonides Gonzalez Cigarroa Elementary School, John J. Pershing Elementary School, Walnut Hill Elementary School, Edward H. Cary Middle School and Thomas Jefferson High School. The Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex has been hit at least three times in the past 25 years, he said.© 2020 USA TODAY, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, LLC. Homes destroyed in the wake of a tornado in the Dallas area. A tornado touches down in north Dallas, Texas, early on the evening of October 20, 2019. He wrote: "I just left the area and it is an extremely sad sight to see. Powered by Watch live news coverage from the scene of the Dallas, Texas tornado. The tornado threat won’t be as high, but a few tornadoes are still possible! CBS Dallas/Fort Worth