Overnight rains, wind down trees, cause power outages in DFW

Posted Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013 0 comments  Print Reprints
Share
A

Have more to add? News tip? Tell us

Rain and wind pounded DFW early Sunday, downing trees and causing power outages for as many as 13,000 customers.

Grayson County near the Red River had some of the most severe weather in North Texas with straight line winds damaging several homes and knocking down trees, according to the National Weather Service office in Fort Worth

The storms packing up to 60 mph wind gusts moved quickly to the east after whipping through the Fort Worth area about 2 a.m. Sunday.

Winds caused damage to a bait shop and a restaurant roof at Eagle Mountain Lake, officials said Sunday night.

About 200 people remained without power as of 8 p.m. Sunday, mainly in Dallas and Tarrant counties, Oncor spokeswoman Anna Kurian Sunday afternoon..

Rainfall totals for Sunday morning ranged from 0.99 inches of rain at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport to 1.10 inches at Dallas Love Field. Meacham Airport in Fort Worth had 0.95 while Spinks Airport in Fort Worth had 0.36 inches.

The sun broke through the clouds Sunday raising the temperature to the high 60s in some areas.

Looking for comments?

We welcome your comments on this story, but please be civil. Do not use profanity, hate speech, threats, personal abuse, images, internet links or any device to draw undue attention. Comments deemed inappropriate will be removed and repeated abusers will be banned. NOTE: If you log in using your Twitter account, your comments will be signed using the name on your Twitter profile, NOT your Twitter user name. Read our full comment policy.