Tuesday, March 8, 2016

Flooding Strands Students on School Bus Near Dallas; 1 Dead near Houston

Sean Breslin
Published: March 8,2016



 
A days-long round of severe weather and heavy rainfall began Monday night in parts of the South, leaving damage to homes and vehicles in at least one town west of Fort Worth.
The storms continued Tuesday morning in North Texas, bringing severe storms and torrential rainfall to the Dallas-Fort Worth area. In the town of Denton, a school bus was trapped in floodwaters Tuesday morning, and crews had to pull six children and the driver to safety, according to NBC Dallas-Fort Worth. There were no injuries, and the children were dropped off at Hodge Elementary School, the report added.
Denton is about 40 miles northwest of downtown Dallas.
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Katy Blakey ✔ ‎@KatyBlakeyNBC5
BREAKING: Denton ISD bus stuck in water. 6 kids & driver on board http://on.nbcdfw.com/zpOPq8H  @NBCDFW

In extreme southern Texas, a man was killed Monday night when his kayak capsized as strong storms moved into the Houston area, the AP also reported. The body of 22-year-old Francisco Ruben Garza, of Hidalgo, was found in Dickinson Bayou, near Galveston Bay, after he and another man went kayaking, police spokesperson Tim Cromie said in a statement. The men were fishing as the storm moved in, but Garza was not wearing a life jacket, he also said.
Later Tuesday morning, wind gusts in excess of 70 mph were reported in the Dallas-Fort Worth area as another line of storms moved through North Texas. The weather was so nasty that a ground stop was temporarily put in place at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.
In Hood County, southwest of Fort Worth, a possible tornado left damage near Tolar, destroying six mobile homes and damaging several others, emergency manager Ray Wilson told The Weather Channel. Two people were transported to a nearby hospital with non-life threatening injuries, he added.
About 35 miles north, the National Weather Service reported several structures and vehicles were damaged by a possible tornado in Cool near Highway 180 Monday night. The Parker County Sheriff announced that as a result of the storm, an entrapped man was rescued but wasn't hurt, and one horse suffered a broken leg. No other injuries were reported.
Initial reports estimated winds exceeding speeds of 60 mph. Cool is located about 45 miles west of Fort Worth.
“We’re lucky that nobody was hurt," county spokesperson Joel Kertok told the Weatherford Democrat. "People were in those homes that were damaged."
Ellen Bryan ✔ ‎@EllenBryanNBC5
Damage at one home in Cool. Oncor crews trying to restore power in the dark. They've been working all night. @NBCDFW

Though it hasn't been determined whether the damage was related to a tornado, there was a tornado warning in effect in the surrounding area. A survey team from the NWS will view the damage on Tuesday and determine if it was a tornado that hit the area, and what strength that twister was, if confirmed.
High water rescues were reported in Mineral Wells, Paradise and Bridgeport after heavy rain caused flash flooding.
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