With wind gusts of over 70 mph and thunderstorms triggering new tornado warnings in Texas, the most active spring for severe weather in the United States in 13 years continued Tuesday.
Over the Memorial Day weekend, twisters tore through the Great Plains and Midwest, killing 22 people and leaving miles-long paths of destruction in their wake.
The National Weather Service issued a shelter-in-place warning to residents of Fort Worth, Texas, as dangerous weather erupted again early on Tuesday. Just before 6 a.m. CT, wind gusts of 77 mph were recorded in the area.
The cities of Garland, Mesquite, and Richardson, as well as all other inhabitants southeast of Dallas, were under a tornado warning from the NWS by 6:30 a.m.
Large hail and wind gusts above 80 mph were among the severe weather that occurred in Dallas County, Texas, on Tuesday. Officials warned that tornadoes could form during the day and into Tuesday night.
A statement from American Airlines stated that wind had an effect on a number of its commercial aircraft at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. Tuesday morning, wind gusts forced an American Airlines 737-800 aircraft away from a gate, as seen on security cameras at the airport.
“Severe weather, including straight-line wind gusts up to 80 mph, at our Dallas Fort Worth (DFW) hub affected several parked unoccupied aircraft. There were no injuries. Our maintenance team is currently conducting thorough inspections and will make any needed repairs,” American Airlines stated in its statement.
