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Thousands remain without power after North Texas sees extreme heat and thunderstorms in same day

After one last very hot day, a summertime "cold" front arrived in North Texas Sunday night, bringing thunderstorms, damage and a chance for cooler temps by Monday.

Updated at 12 p.m. Monday.

Thousands across the Dallas-Fort Worth area were still without power Monday after scattered showers and thunderstorms developed during the heat of the day across North Texas Sunday.

Severe thunderstorm warnings were issued Sunday night as a result for parts of Collin, Cooke, Dallas, Denton and Grayson counties as the powerful storms moved through the area. 

High winds were reported in Allen and Argyle and winds of up to 60 mph had been possible Sunday night. Hail was also reported in multiple locations.

The strong winds left damage across the area, with fences blown over and roofs torn off buildings. 

Two boats also capsized on Lake Ray Hubbard while out during the storms, Dallas Fire-Rescue officials said. No one was taken to a hospital, but they did have to be rescued from the water by officials. 

One of the boats that capsized was in Heath and had 14 people onboard, most of whom were wearing life vests, officials said. The other boat that capsized was near Bass Pro Shops at the time with four people on board.

Dallas Fire-Rescue said they also had received at least 33 calls for downed power lines. The Fort Worth Fire Department reported at least three downed power lines as well, along with at least one blown transformer Sunday night.  No injuries were reported. 

By 10:15 p.m., the severe weather threat was over for North Texas, but Oncor said roughly 15,000 customers in the area were still without power by 11:30 a.m. Monday.

One last hot day

Before the rain started, Sunday was quite hot across North Texas. Most of the area was under a Heat Advisory as afternoon heat index values topped out between 105° and 110°.

In fact, Sunday was officially the hottest day of 2020, at 104°.

Credit: WFAA
Heat Advisory in effect for most of North Texas through Sunday evening.

Despite all the storms, by Monday afternoon most of North Texas will be dry, though there could be some isolated to scattered rain possible mainly across southern North Texas.

WFAA meteorologist Kyle Roberts and digital producers Jake Harris and Jennifer Prohov contributed to this report.

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