DALLAS (AP) — Tornadoes touched down in Texas and Louisiana as a powerful storm system that dropped heavy snow in California pushed through the Southern Plains and Deep South on Thursday, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of people and forcing the cancellation of hundreds of flights to and from the Dallas area.
Wind gusts of more than 70 mph (112 km/h) were reported in Texas as tornado watches were issued Thursday night in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. National Weather Service teams planned to head out Friday to survey areas for possible tornado damage in the storm’s path, which stretches from southeastern Oklahoma to Texas and neighboring Arkansas and Louisiana.
“If your phone is alerted and you hear sirens, that means the wind is as strong as a weak tornado,” the weather service tweeted. “So treat it like one! Get inside, away from the windows!”
“Water is currently in the city’s water storage facilities, but will be depleted if all customers do not immediately cease water use, except for emergency needs only,” Richardson officials said in a statement.
North of Dallas, winds downed trees, tore off the roof of a grocery store and overturned four 18-wheelers along U.S. Highway 75. According to police, only minor injuries were reported.
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