Tornado warnings issued as powerful storm hits Texas

A powerful storm hit Texas on Thursday, knocking out power to thousands of customers and prompting tornado warnings for many areas.

National Weather Service prediction that “strong and severe” thunderstorms will hit both northern and central parts of the state, from Lamar County, which is northeast of the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex, to the Bell County area north of Austin. in the south.

The storm forced the Federal Aviation Administration to issue two ground stops at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport Thursday evening. According to CBS Texas, but they have since been lifted. According to FlightAware, 136 flights out of DFW were canceled Thursday, and another 372 were delayed.

The video captured lightning striking downtown Dallas as tornado sirens blared throughout the city. According to CBS Texas, tornado warnings were issued for several counties east of the metroplex.

Cell phone video captured vehicles battling through a mix of rain and snow on a highway near the northwest Texas city of Amarillo.

It was not immediately clear if there were any injuries or significant damage from the storm.

About 13,000 customers in Texas were without power as of Thursday evening, according to utility tracker PowerOutage.us.