Straight-line wind gusts in Dallas-Fort Worth reached 70 to 80 mph.
. Straight-line wind is essentially wind that blows outward, while in a tornado, wind swirls in creating rotation.
“We got pretty lucky,” said Patricia Sanchez, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service. “This could have been worse.”Weatherford police said on Facebook thatRotation was also observed in the southern part ofThe weather service designated parts of North Texas under, Staff writer . Sarah Bahari is a trending news reporter. She previously worked as a writer for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, where she covered a bit of everything.
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