A First Alert Weather Day was in effect on Tuesday due to strong to severe storms that produced large hail and damaging winds, causing widespread damage across North Texas. As the severe weather moved through the Metroplex,

Growing up, whenever there was a hurricane or a big storm, Jason Robinson enjoyed looking at maps from electric utilities’ websites that showed power outages.

The storm, part of a system stretching from Iowa to Texas, was expected to intensify, bringing the threat of blizzards, tornadoes and damaging winds across the central and southern United States.