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More than 500,000 people were without power after a ferocious storm with strong winds and heavy rain swept across North Texas early Tuesday morning.
Emergency sirens blared around 6 a.m. as a tornado warning was issued for Dallas County. The storm brought in winds up to 70 mph and hail more than 2 inches.
Dallas County issued a disaster declaration with a ‘multi-day’ power outage expected. According to Oncor’s outage map, hundreds of Oak Cliff residents remained without power at noon Tuesday.
Closures were reported across Dallas. The Dallas Zoo said on X that it took a “significant hit” from the storms and would close Tuesday while staff assesses damage and clears downed trees and limbs.
Dallas County Elections said on X it is facing delays this morning as a result of the storm. Tuesday is the joint primary runoff for the November election.
DART also said that all rail system passengers are experiencing delays because of fallen tree limbs across tracks, power outages and other issues related to the inclement weather.
A first round of storms hit Monday afternoon as hail was seen pouring down in parts of Oak Cliff. In the aftermath of the Tuesday morning storms, fallen trees have been seen around the neighborhood.
A downed tree in Wynnewood North. Photo courtesy of Joe Ramirez.
Tuesday morning’s storm followed a series of storms this past weekend over the central and southern U.S. that left at least 22 people dead and a path of destruction. The worst of it occurred from north of Dallas to the northwest corner of Arkansas.
Rain and thunderstorms are forecasted through the rest of the week in Dallas. In the Oak Cliff area, there is a 60 percent chance of rain Tuesday night while there is about a 50 percent chance of rain on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday.
