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The Town of Flower Mound announced it has extended its supplemental storm debris removal services as a result of the severe weather on Wednesday, June 10. The Town is offering a variety of services that provide residents with an array of storm debris removal options:

• Curbside Pick-up – Town of Flower Mound personnel and Allied/Republic Waste Services are currently providing additional bulk and brush curbside pickup services. Storm debris does not have to be bundled, however; Town of Flower Mound and Allied/Republic Waste Services personnel are not allowed to enter private property to retrieve debris. Debris requiring removal after the supplemental services cease will be picked up on the regularly scheduled brush and bulk pick up days and must be bundled in accordance with the standard regulations. Please review the Storm Debris Removal map to determine which neighborhoods have already received supplemental service.

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The National Weather Service in Fort Worth has declared last week’s Flower Mound storms did include a tornado. NWS spotters classified the tornado as an F1, meaning in was “weak.” Of course, tell that to everyone who experienced property damage such as downed trees and fences. Here is the official report from the weather service:

JUNE 10…
A CLUSTER OF SEVERE STORMS DEVELOPED OVER WEST CENTRAL TEXAS AND MOVED EAST. THE STORMS ORGANIZED INTO A BOW ECHO JUST WEST OF THE DALLAS-FORT WORTH METROPLEX AND PRODUCED EXTREMELY STRONG WINDS. NUMEROUS 70-80 MPH WIND GUSTS OCCURRED ACROSS NORTHERN PARKER… SOUTHERN WISE…NORTHERN TARRANT…SOUTHERN DENTON…NORTHERN DALLAS…AND SOUTHERN COLLIN COUNTIES. WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 60 MPH OCCURRED ACROSS MUCH OF THE REMAINDER OF THE METROPLEX.

WITHIN THE BROAD AREA OF DAMAGING WINDS…AT LEAST THREE BRIEF TORNADOES OCCURRED. SPOTTERS OBSERVED THE TORNADOES FROM ROANOKE TO TROPHY CLUB AT APPROXIMATELY 640 PM…IN FLOWER MOUND AT ROUGHLY 650 PM…AND IN THE COLONY-HEBRON AT ROUGHLY 705 PM. THE ROANOKE AND COLONY TORNADOES WILL LIKELY BE RATED EF-0…WHILE THE FLOWER MOUND TORNADO WILL LIKELY WARRANT AN EF-1 RATING. FURTHER INVESTIGATION MAY REVEAL ADDITIONAL BRIEF TORNADOES WITHIN THE DAMAGE SWATH.

If you haven’t watched it,  check out the amazing video from two storm chasers who happened to get caught in the action: Storm chasers visiting Flower Mound catch event on video

Two storm chasers visiting Flower Mound, Haley Chamberlain and Rob Nelson, caught the recent storm on video. Their work appears on UntamedScience.com.