Month: August 2022

Sign up for The Brief, our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news. Thunderstorms hit the Dallas-Fort Worth area Sunday night into Monday and have dropped massive amounts of rain in the span of 18 hours, inundating streets, flooding homes and forcing some drivers to abandon their vehicles in high water. The rainfall in some areas qualifies as a 1-in-1,000-year flood, which means that in any given year…

The Smith County fire marshal said some homes in the area were also damaged. TYLER, Texas — The National Weather Service and local officials confirmed a tornado damaged several homes and the football field and downed some powerlines in Winona Monday morning amid significant storms.  Smith County Fire Marshal Jay Brooks said around 10:36 a.m., deputy spotted the twister land on the Winona High School football field. He said it caused damage on Hussey Cir….

WINONA, Texas — The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado touched down in Winona this morning.  At 10:25 a.m. on Aug. 22, a tornado touched down in Winona. When it was originally reported, there was wind damage reported, in addition to trees being torn down and structural damage to one building in the Hussey Circle area. The Shreveport office for the NWS has confirmed that it was a tornado that went through the area….

An Arizona woman was still missing Monday after being swept away at Utah’s Zion National Park three days earlier as flooding surged through the southwestern United States and imperiled tourists visiting the region’s scenic parks. Farther east, heavy rains pummeled the Dallas-Fort Worth area on Monday, causing streets to flood and submerging vehicles as officials warned motorists to stay off the roads. Park rangers at Zion National Park had not provided any additional updates as…

Rains are still coming down across Dallas-Fort Worth, with the highest totals in eastern Dallas County and pools forming on roads throughout the region. DALLAS — A flash flood warning remains in effect for Dallas County through 1 p.m. Monday, but the overnight storms have already brought deep pooling, and morning commute headaches aplenty, to roads throughout North Texas. More than seven inches of rain fell over DFW Airport overnight, with the City of Balch…

DALLAS (AP) — Heavy rains across the Dallas-Fort Worth area on Monday caused streets to flood, submerging vehicles as officials warned motorists to stay off the roads. “The Dallas-Fort Worth area was pretty much ground zero for the heaviest rain overnight,” said Daniel Huckaby, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. He said that as of Monday morning, at least 7 inches (18 centimeters) of rain had fallen across much of the area. In a…

The Smith County fire marshal said some homes in the area were also damaged. TYLER, Texas — Officials say a possible tornado damaged several homes and the football field and downed some powerlines in Winona Monday morning amid significant storms.  Smith County Fire Marshal Jay Brooks said a deputy spotted the potential twister around 10:36 a.m. land on the Winona High School football field. He said it caused damage on Hussey Cir. and Johnson Road…

DALLAS — Storms overnight Sunday into Monday have dropped several inches of rain into North Texas, causing some localized flooding and nightmares for travelers.  Here are some photos WFAA viewers shared of their area:  WFAA Reporter Sydney Persing shot a video of conditions in Balch Springs, which has seen more than 10 inches of rain drop in just a few hours.  WFAA Anchor Chris Lawrence shared this video of pooling in East Dallas, near Mockingbird…

Rains are still coming down across Dallas-Fort Worth, with the highest totals in eastern Dallas County and pools forming on roads throughout the region. DALLAS — A flash flood warning remains in effect for Dallas County through 10 a.m. Monday, but the overnight storms have already brought deep pooling, and morning commute headaches aplenty, to roads throughout North Texas. More than seven inches of rain fell over DFW Airport overnight, with the City of Balch…