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On Oct. 24, severe thunderstorms impacted the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, producing damaging winds of 85 mph, as reported by the National Weather Service (NWS). Additionally, multiple weather radar signatures associated with rapidly developing tornadoes were present.  AccuWeather’s tornado experts believe that at least one tornado may have touched down, though a NWS site survey has not yet confirmed a tornado occurred.  Regardless of official designation, AccuWeather was the ONLY known source to provide advance notice of damaging winds similar to a tornado and enabled people to be best prepared. 

The NWS only issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for winds of 65 mph.  As such, people and businesses relying on NWS warnings or warnings f

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