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A significant downburst wind event occurred west and southwest of Dalhart, TX on Sunday evening. The downburst was associated with an RFD of a supercell thunderstorm. Damage from the downburst was initially observed at the Twisted Elms Golf Course were several trees were uprooted and many large branches were downed, including some onto power lines. Damage at the golf course was estimated at 75-85 MPH. The damage continued to the southeast were several power poles were blown down. Severe straight line damaged peaked at the airport where a 74 MPH wind was observed with even some of NWS ASOS equipment was damaged afterwards by flying debris from airport hangers up to half a mile away. Several small planes and a pop-up camper were flipped and thrown up to 50 yards. Damage at the airport was estimated to be from 100 to 110 MPH winds, which is equivalent of a high end EF-1 tornado.
Local law enforcement officials estimated the thunderstorm wind gust and also reported that there were several power lines blown down around the city of Dalhart Texas. There were no reports of injuries or fatalities.
A trained National Weather Service storm spotter observed power flashes, however no damages or injuries were reported.
The tornado remained over open country. No injuries were reported. The tornado did knock down about twenty power poles near U.S. Highway 54.
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Thunderstorms caused flash flooding and power outages Friday night/Saturday morning.
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Xcel Energy is alerting customers in Dalhart that an emergency repair at the Dalhart Substation will interrupt electric service for up to an hour early Wednesday morning.
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Severe weather will likely knock out power Wednesday afternoon/evening in the Texas panhandle. DOWNLOAD THE STORM SEARCH 7 WEATHER APP. Baseball size hail and tornadoes are the primary threats. WATCH INTERACTIVE RADAR. You can track power outages here. SEND US YOUR WEATHER PHOTOS/VIDEOS. If you have a power outage in your neighborhood, click here to report it. Brought to you by Xcel Energy.
The Texas Panhandle region is now clear of power outages Share on Facebook Email This Link Share on Twitter Share on Pinterest Share on LinkedIn
Strong winds across the area are causing power outages around the Texas Panhandle.
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AMARILLO, Texas (KAMR/KCIT) — With the threat of what city of Amarillo officials are calling “extremely strong winds” expected to be in the region Wednesday, Xcel Energy officials state they are on hand to help if customers lose power throughout the day. According to previous reports by MyHighPlains.com, Amarillo officials are expecting strong winds, which […]
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Dalhart, Texas
| City | Dalhart |
| County | Dallam |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| Country | United States |
| Zip Codes | 79022 |
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