Houston and the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex were rocked by severe thunderstorms on Tuesday packing hurricane-force wind gusts and a deluge that turned roads into rivers.Updated May 29, 2024 4:40 PM CESTA worker was killed after storms demolished newly constructed homes in Magnolia, Texas, on May 28.
A 77-mph wind gust was clocked at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport at 5:47 a.m., CDT, contributing toand 270 cancellations at the airport, according to FlightAware.The hurricane-force wind gusts caused havoc across the area, snapping tree limbs and bringing down power lines.