Strong Wind — Tarrant, Texas

2011-04-03 · Tarrant, Texas

Event narrative

An elderly woman on oxygen died during a power outage that was caused by a tree that had blown into the power lines down the street. The woman lived in the west side of Fort Worth. Area automated weather stations recorded wind gusts up to 40 mph on this day.

Wider weather episode

An elderly woman in Fort Worth died due to a power outage at her home that left her unable to receive the oxygen she needed to survive. The power outage occurred from a tree that was blown into the power line down the street by strong wind gusts up to 40 mph.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 300465. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.