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Apr 4, 2008 9:58 am US/Central
Storms Move Away As Temperatures Drop
Intense Thunderstorms Pack A Punch
Compiled from staff and wire reports
NORTH TEXAS (CBS 11 News/ AP) ―
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Brent Hall of Flower Mound shared this photo of quarter- to golfball-sized hail.
Brent Hall
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Sam Marshall of Krum reports, "We were hit with evidently straight-line wides. It tore a section 20 by about 40 feet off our barn. About an hour later, the hail came through."
Sam Marshall
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A severe thunderstorm watch is still in effect until late morning for southern and eastern North Texas counties.
A few storms in these areas may still produce large hail and damaging wind, along with frequent lightning, however, the overall severe threat is decreasing.
Chopper 11 flew over parts of the Dallas-Fort Worth area and found a house that had its shingles torn off, downed tree limbs and a blown-over trampoline in one Denton neighborhood. Video also shows what appears to be a warehouse with some damage to its roof.
During the height of the storms this morning, fire investigators say lightning caused a house fire on winding oaks in Garland. Witnesses say they could see flames coming from the roof, but fire crews were able to quickly put it out. No one was injured.
The storms also knocked out power for about 1,300 customers while many were awakened by thunder and hail storms. Varying sizes of hail --- pea-to-golf ball sized – were reported.
The most powerful storm, a supercell thunderstorm, moved eastward across northern counties of the metro area at about 40 miles per hour earlier this morning.
"It's April in Texas, basically," National Weather Service meteorologist Dan Shoemaker said. "We've got warm, moist air coming up from the south and cold, dense air coming down from the north. It's like oil and water -- they don't mix."
John Williams of McKinney reports, "This early morning storm lifted the trampoline from my back yard and tried to squeeze it between the two houses, but did not quite make it."
On average, the storm seems to be producing golf-ball size hail. The tennis ball-size hail was reported out of the City of Denton. Power outages also are being reported in the area.
"I live right off Highway 380 and Crossroads in Denton County. The wind was bending our trees," Heather Allen wrote in an email. "We took cover in our hallway, and it sounded like a herd of elephants were running across our roof."
Around midnight, emergency management crews reported softball-size hail near the sheriff's office in Decatur.
Sam Marshall of Krum, which is east of Decatur, reported the following, "We were hit with evidently straight-line winds. It tore a section 20 by about 40 feet off our barn. About an hour later [around 1:30 a.m.], the hail came through."
In Wise County, emergency dispatchers received two reports of damaged homes. A Wise County emergency dispatcher said one home had windows shattered because of hail and the other had its windows blow in by straight-line winds.
In Flower Mound, Laura Rodriguez, her husband, four children and a cat and dog crammed into a closet about 3 a.m.
"Everything happened too fast," she said in an email. "The hail was almost as a golf ball size. Also, the siren went off and we thought it was a tornado warning. We just experienced heavy rain, lots of lightning and strong thunder."
Wet roads may have played a factor in a 18-wheeler accident on the Dallas North Tollway. Only one southbound lane was open for many hours that, of course, delayed the morning commute for those who travel that route.
In the wake of the rain, the clouds have moved it and the wind has made it chilly. Look for the clouds to linger until early afternoon. Temperatures will hover in the 50s and winds will stay out of the north at 10 to 20 mph.
All showers and storms will be out of North Texas by this afternoon. Look for some breaks in the clouds, but still a cooler-than-normal afternoon. Look for high temps in the mid 60s and to continue to drop through the night. The overnight low will be in the mid 40s.
Great weather for the TMS or any other outdoor activity you find yourself enjoying. Look for sunshine and warmer afternoon temps in the mid 70s to near 80.
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