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Public Information Statement
National Weather Service Fort Worth TX
948 PM CDT Thu May 30 2024

.SUMMARY OF STORM DAMAGE SURVEY CONDUCTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH MAY
28 DAMAGING WIND EVENT

On Thursday, May 30th, the Fort Worth National Weather Service
Office conducted a brief storm survey of the Garland, Texas area,
and areas of Kaufman County near Forney, Terrell and Talty. These
locations were part of a much larger region of extremely strong
thunderstorm-induced straight line winds that affected much of the
greater Dallas Fort Worth Metroplex on the morning of May 28th.
This survey was conducted in and near areas encompassed by a
tornado warning polygon that was issued Tuesday morning within the
broader wind field.

The survey team was unable to identify any definitive evidence of
tornado formation. However, widespread tree, fencing and minor
roof damage was observed throughout much of Garland, consistent
with straight line winds in the range of 65 - 80 mph. There were
several areas in the city where tree and structural damage was
concentrated and more significant. In at least 3 areas, large
trees were observed snapped or uprooted, consistent with straight
line winds estimated in the 80 to 85 mph range.

At least two structures in Garland were surveyed with more
significant damage. A church in central Garland had a portion of
its roof and end wall destroyed. This damage was consistent with
winds of 85 to 90 mph. A large commercial building several blocks
away received major damage to two of its walls that formed a
corner of the structure. This resulted in a small portion of the
buildings roof to collapse. This damage, placed in context with
other indicators in the vicinity of the site, appeared consistent
with straight line winds on the order of 90 to 95 mph.

Considerable tree damage was also observed in much of Kaufman
County, consistent with windspeeds of 70 to 80 mph. At least one
neighborhood northeast of Talty sustained widespread structural
damage, mainly to roofs and fencing. Some of this damage was
consistent with windspeeds of 80 to 85 mph. Additional damage
information may be relayed to the National Weather Service, and
this may ultimately result in an upward adjustment to the
estimated maximum windspeeds in Kaufman County.

Bradshaw


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NOTE:
The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to
change pending final review of the event and publication in NWS
Storm Data.

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