Four Killed As Storms Sweep Across Texas

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Four Killed As Storms Sweep Across Texas


Powerful thunderstorms swept through parts of Texas, wrecking a hangar complex, damaging at least 10 planes and knocking out power for thousands of residents. Four people were killed in a weather-related car wreck, officials said.

The drenching rains and high wind through north and central Texas also caused major traffic delays.

Four people, including two children, were killed when their van collided with a pickup truck near Fort Worth. The driver of the truck was hospitalized.

Strong storms in Austin ``downed a lot of power lines, a lot of trees in the roadway, and stopped traffic in major roadways for the last two or three hours,'' Austin police communications supervisor Italo White said late Monday.


As many as 40,000 customers around Austin were left without power Monday night, but service had been restored to all but 1,200 by daybreak Tuesday, Austin Energy spokesman Ed Clark said.


An 18-wheeler truck overturned on Interstate 35, but no one was injured, officials said.


In north Texas, some areas saw hail the size golf balls and baseballs, National Weather Service meteorologist Daniel Huckaby said. About 2,000 people across north Texas remained without power Tuesday, TXU Energy spokesman Scott Withers said.


High wind also destroyed a hangar complex south of Castroville, about 20 miles west of San Antonio. At least 10 planes were damaged while the area was under a tornado warning.


"I'm standing in the debris right now. We lost one complete building. It housed five aircraft and the offices of the airport,'' Airport manager Timothy Fousse

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This is truly a sad situation. I am glad it was not more people.

[Colin]

I hate it when people die because of weather-related events, but it's just a part of life. I will be praying for the victim's families.