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Apr 17, 2008 9:58 pm US/Central

Powerful Line Of Storms Moves East

At Least One Tornado Reported

Reporting
Larry Mowry
FORT WORTH (CBS 11 News/ AP) ― Severe weather hit the storm-skittish Dallas-Fort Worth area for the second time in a week Thursday night, bringing golf ball-sized hail, strong winds and at least one report of a tornado.

A trained storm spotter reported seeing a tornado briefly touch the ground six to seven miles north of Aledo, Texas. There were no initial reports of damage or injuries, said Parker County Judge Mark Riley.

"I think we probably dodged a bullet," Riley said.

The worst of the storm was west of Dallas-Fort Worth, where officials said hail damaged police cars in Mineral Wells.

Leon Wallace from northwest Mineral Wells reports, "There is considerable damage to windows, roofs and trees in this neighborhood. Hail was at least tennis ball size."

Zinn Brown also lives in Mineral Wells. "We just had hail ranging from golf ball to softball size. All five cars at the house have severe damage and all windshields are broken. Even windows were knocked out in the house."

Viewer Kay Lee, who lives between Willow Park and Hudson Oaks, said the ground is white with golf ball-size hail.

The Federal Aviation Administration said departing flights were being delayed up to two hours at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.

In Downtown Fort Worth, the Main Street Arts Festival was shut down several hours early. As soon as the word went out, booths were closed up tight and weighted down. The streets, which should have been busy with festival goers, were empty as people sought shelter. The festival runs through the weekend.

The storm packed winds of around 60 mph but lost steam as it moved through the Dallas-Fort Worth area, said National Weather Service meteorologist Dan Huckaby.

Ultimately, the storm paled in comparison to last week's system, which produced several tornadoes and fierce straight-line winds that caused widespread damage.

"We don't see events like that to that extreme and certainly as widespread as that event was," Huckaby said. "But this is certainly typical springtime severe weather tonight."

Fair skies and clearer conditions are expected for most of Texas on Friday, the weather service said.

Early Friday morning the showers and storms will move out of DFW and head toward Louisiana. The rain should be over by the morning rush in DFW. There will still be a few storms over by Tyler and points east in the morning.

If you're heading to the Main Street Fort Worth Arts Festival Friday, I have a great forecast. You might want to take the light jacket along because it will be chilly in the shade of some of the taller buildings in downtown Fort Worth. Also if you are heading to Festival in the evening, dress warmly.

It will be cooler with highs only in the upper 60's and low 70's Friday. It will still be breezy, but not as windy as Thursday. Look for a mix of sun and clouds. Temperatures will fall into the 50's Friday evening.

Sunshine and temperatures in the 80's will be on tap for this weekend. No rain is expected. It will just be a pleasant spring weekend!

Be sure to stay with CBS 11 News for the latest on storms that will be moving into North Texas this evening. Click here to see the latest radar images.

(© 2009 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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