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Photos And Video Show Severe Damage Done During High Winds In Texas, Including Flipping Over A Truck
16 March 2019
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Mother Nature wreaked havoc in North Texas with gusts of wind reaching speeds of 70 miles per hour.
CBS Local reported there were no tornado warnings being issued in the area, but it left terrified witnesses wondering if they were in Texas anymore.
<p>Residents awoke in the early hours to sirens warning of the damaging winds that wreaked havoc on businesses and homes.</p><p>Pictures and video from the malevolent force of nature were posted on social media, including footage from a gust of wind knocking a semi-truck over on its side while in transit. </p><p><strong>The voice of a terrified bystander can be heard in this video as he shouts, "Oh my god, oh my god" while witnessing the truck turn over on its side on a highway.</strong></p><p><div id="action_button_container"></div></p><p><br></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="e76ea" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="A1TUNU1552702912"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1105918488508579843" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Semi truck being blown over and sliding into the ditch in Amarillo Tx!!! Extreme winds gusting to 80MPH with wind s… https://t.co/ZHHyxWvE2M</div> — Blake Brown (@Blake Brown)<a href="https://twitter.com/BlakeBrownWx/statuses/1105918488508579843">1552506489.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p>Architectural casualties included an Amazon logistics facility in Irving whose detached steel roof hurtled through the air and crashed into parked cars in the adjacent lot near DFW Airport.</p><p><div id="c7da91bc-8e44-492f-b7fd-c382c0e55bda"></div></p><p>Many power lines also came down.</p><p><br></p>
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</p><div id="6b745" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="65TWH71552702912"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1105837371080224768" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Mayor Wallace in @CityofGodley just sent this to me.. Southwest of Godley. High tension power lines.. What kind of… https://t.co/vyxOXPgq0W</div> — Johnson County EM (@Johnson County EM)<a href="https://twitter.com/jocotx_em/statuses/1105837371080224768">1552487149.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="1c67f" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="ZBMO6W1552702912"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1105684055452983297" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Wowza... Power going on and off in Cleburne, so I take some video which is pretty “lit” 🤣🤣 I think it’s a transform… https://t.co/M5HeUaKPgU</div> — Johnson County EM (@Johnson County EM)<a href="https://twitter.com/jocotx_em/statuses/1105684055452983297">1552450596.0</a></blockquote></div>
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<p>Across the way, an FAA radio tower was uprooted by the relentless gust that left nearby residents bracing themselves throughout the morning against further devastation.<br></p><p><div data-conversation-spotlight=""></div></p><p><br></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="ba76a" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="YM9KHW1552702912"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1105746434421329920" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">West Texas middle of the night storm... no electricity.. looks like a hurricane... we are the only ones worried😳… https://t.co/lmySNN642a</div> — Karen Janes (@Karen Janes)<a href="https://twitter.com/karen_janes/statuses/1105746434421329920">1552465468.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p><strong>You can watch the full report from <em>CBSDFW</em>'s YouTube video below. </strong><br></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-youtube">
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<small class="image-media media-caption" placeholder="add caption...">Wrap Up Of Strong Wind Damage In North Texas</small>
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</p><p>Homes in Johnson County took a hit, with emergency officials reporting a mobile home that overturned onto a car near Bramblett Road and Highway 4.<br></p><p>Kim Howell was inside the home, ready to depart to visit her mother, when the unthinkable happened. She was taken to the hospital after sustaining minor cuts and bruises from her airborne nightmare. </p><p><br></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="4b936" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="PQCWPJ1552702913"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1105833378417393664" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">PHOTO GALLERY: Storm damage in North Texas from severe weather, high winds this morning: https://t.co/ytsdObVWs7 https://t.co/ux44397ijB</div> — CBSDFW (@CBSDFW)<a href="https://twitter.com/CBSDFW/statuses/1105833378417393664">1552486197.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p><strong>The Johnson County Emergency Management's Twitter account posted pictures of the storm's aftermath, with tons of debris scattered throughout the region.</strong><br></p><p><strong><br></strong></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="d448c" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="4FMHZV1552702913"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1105788161580511232" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">One female occupant was injured in this small modular home off Bramblett Rd and Hwy 4 southwest of Cleburne. She wa… https://t.co/8CuBLmGjVT</div> — Johnson County EM (@Johnson County EM)<a href="https://twitter.com/jocotx_em/statuses/1105788161580511232">1552475416.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="c864a" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="DSC7YU1552702913"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1105779639123890178" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Minor damage to some homes and outbuildings in the @CityofGodley No injuries and the fire department continues to w… https://t.co/PKClEdvpND</div> — Johnson County EM (@Johnson County EM)<a href="https://twitter.com/jocotx_em/statuses/1105779639123890178">1552473385.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="1f61d" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="KPX3QL1552702913"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1105806537912508416" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@jocotx_em @NWSFortWorth oh jeez, hope everyone's okay! <3</div> — 𝓥𝓲𝓻𝓽𝓾𝓪𝓵𝓢𝓮𝓷𝓹𝓪𝓲 (@𝓥𝓲𝓻𝓽𝓾𝓪𝓵𝓢𝓮𝓷𝓹𝓪𝓲)<a href="https://twitter.com/ViirtualSenpaii/statuses/1105806537912508416">1552479798.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="8ba62" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="YDI8BZ1552702913"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1105786045080240128" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">@jocotx_em @CityofGodley Looks like a brief spin up Tornado 🌪 EF-0 to me!</div> — 💨⛈🌪 Dennis Walter 🌪⛈💨 (@💨⛈🌪 Dennis Walter 🌪⛈💨)<a href="https://twitter.com/DennisWalter15/statuses/1105786045080240128">1552474912.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p><strong>The Grand Prairie Municipal Airport was also affected, with as many as 67 aircraft destroyed from the storm in addition to the thirteen hangars sustaining damages.</strong></p><p><br></p><p class="shortcode-media shortcode-media-twitter_embed">
</p><div id="105ca" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="29JQ4X1552702913"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1105914342984245248" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">Strong storms flipped over some small planes at Grand Prairie Municipal Airport in Dallas County, Texas, early Wedn… https://t.co/b6xKyXaaSd</div> — KVAL News (@KVAL News)<a href="https://twitter.com/KVALnews/statuses/1105914342984245248">1552505500.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="8b93d" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="VIKZFZ1552702913"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1105931829863944194" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">67 aircraft & 13 hangars damaged at the Grand Prairie municipal airport from this morning's storm. Wind gusts repor… https://t.co/K669XowDuG</div> — Lynnanne Nguyen (@Lynnanne Nguyen)<a href="https://twitter.com/LynnanneFOX4/statuses/1105931829863944194">1552509670.0</a></blockquote></div>
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</p><div id="c4c3e" class="rm-shortcode" data-rm-shortcode-id="XXTTGC1552702914"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet twitter-custom-tweet" data-twitter-tweet-id="1105813109447577605" data-partner="rebelmouse"><div style="margin:1em 0">The sun is up, and it’s not looking good at Grand Prairie Municipal Airport. Here are our first shots of some of th… https://t.co/szWGTiwbaP</div> — Scott Sidway (@Scott Sidway)<a href="https://twitter.com/ScottyWK/statuses/1105813109447577605">1552481364.0</a></blockquote></div>
<p></p><p>As of this writing, there are no known casualties nor further injuries as a result of this horrific storm. </p><p>We hope everyone throughout North Texas remains safe.</p>
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