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Jim Douglas reports

June 25, 2008

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As North Texas storms moved across the area, many areas felt the brunt.

In Haltom City, damage was so severe on 28th Street they closed the street off between Eastridge Drive and Higgins Street, which was scattered with large debris. A snapped power line left a transformer lying on the street. Not too far from that spot, several large awnings were blown down.

The storm also left a large area of Haltom City without power and trees were reported down throughout the city.

"I was like, 'Yea, we're not going to get much,'" said Jessica Stevens, who was walking along the street when the storm suddenly blew through. "And no sooner did I say that, a gust of wind head up. There was hail everywhere. A tree went down right next to my car. I heard this big old bang and sirens; and this is just amazing that nobody has been killed."

Throughout the night, the National Weather Service issued flash flood warnings for parts of North Texas, including Tarrant and Collin counties. Severe thunderstorm warnings were also issued for the same areas.

At about 8:52 p.m., Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport announced they were experiencing 31 to 45 minute delays. That time decreased to 16 to 30 minute delays at about 9:40 p.m. Many of the delays were also due to weather in other states.

As of 10 p.m., 22 D/FW flights were diverted and 12 cancelled.

Thursday in North Texas, skies were forecast to be mostly sunny in the Dallas and Fort Worth areas with highs in the upper 90s in the region and heat index values making temperatures feel as high as 100 and 101. Southerly winds between 10 and 15 mph were expected. Temperatures could drop the upper 70s at night.

The Associated Press contributed to this report