Texas tornado spotted above ground
A multi-vortex tornado was spotted on the ground north of Mount Vernon, Texas on Thursday. (Carmen Palermo/WEATHER TRAKER/TMX)
More than 92,000 customers in Texas experienced a power outage early Friday morning as the state was likely hit by a tornado and a powerful east-moving storm system.
Outage trackers showed 92,948 residents and businesses without power in Lone Star State.
Bad weather forced residents of the northern and central regions to evacuate.
In addition to warnings for tornadoes and severe thunderstorms, the National Weather Service has warned of gusts of over 70 miles per hour and winds that will cause severe hail damage.
Texas, Louisiana hit by hurricane gales and tornadoes
In the Dallas-Fort Worth area, a team of officials planned to survey areas likely to be tornado-affected in the storm’s path.
Louisiana reported a tornado near Louisiana State University in Shreveport.
More than 11,800 customers lost power on the Gulf Coast on Friday.
Flights to and from Texas canceled due to approaching storm
Gusts of wind in excess of 70 mph caused damage in Denton County, Texas. (FOX 4 News Dallas)
The storm also affected travel, with four 18-wheelers overturning and authorities reporting only minor injuries. Allowing US Highway 75 in Texas led to the cancellation of hundreds of flights to and from the Dallas area.
Tracker FlightAware.com showed 36 canceled flights at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport on Friday.
Several school districts in the Dallas-Fort Worth area canceled after-school activities due to forecasts, and suburban Richardson asked residents to stop using water after a storm knocked out power to a pumping station. rice field.
Strong winds from the storm also blew off roofs in Haltom, Texas (FOX 4 News Dallas)
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“Water is currently in the city’s water storage facility, but there will be a shortage unless all customers stop using it immediately, barring an urgent need,” a Richardson official said in a statement. said in
The Associated Press contributed to this report.
