Denton County Thunderstorm NarrativeThis storm paralleled the Fort Worth supercell, never becoming very well organized or intense. Never the less, it apparently produced a downburst that gained strength as it moved across Lake Lewisville and struck homes in The Colony on the southeast shore of the Lake.
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The episode as NWS FWD wrote it up.
Denton County Thunderstorm NarrativeThis storm paralleled the Fort Worth supercell, never becoming very well organized or intense. Never the less, it apparently produced a downburst that gained strength as it moved across Lake Lewisville and struck homes in The Colony on the southeast shore of the Lake.
The Dallas/Ft Worth radar (KFWS), 71 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 01:39 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Two homes destroyed, several other Houses unroofed. Occurred in The Colony.
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