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More than 4,000 suffer power outages overnight in Kaufman County

KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — More than 4,000 people were without power overnight due to severe weather and high winds which caused downed power lines across Kaufman County.

Eastbound Interstate 20 closed due to wind-blown overturned 18-wheeler, one injured

TALTY, Texas — Eastbound Interstate 20 in Kaufman County is closed due to a wind-blown overturned 18-wheeler which sent one person to the hospital.

Eastbound Interstate 20 closed due to wind-blown overturned 18-wheeler, one injured

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FM 740 reopened following rollover crash, child airlifted

FORNEY, Texas — Farm-to-Market (FM) 740 in Forney was reopened following a rollover crash.

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued for Kaufman County until 10 p.m.

KAUFMAN COUNTY, Texas — The National Weather Service (NWS) in Fort Worth, Texas, issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch for most of North Texas, including Kaufman County, on Tuesday afternoon.

FM 2728 closed near Kaufman due to overturned 18-wheeler

Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued for Kaufman County until 10 p.m.

FM 2728 closed near Kaufman due to overturned 18-wheeler

KAUFMAN, Texas — Farm-to-Market (FM) 2728 is closed near Kaufman due to an overturned 18-wheeler.

Forney’s Statue of Liberty replica removed for storage, eventual relocation

FORNEY, Texas — Forney’s replica Statue of Liberty was removed for storage in preparation for construction along the service road which will force the relocation of the statue that has greeted eastbound U.S. Highway 80 travelers into Forney for approximately three decades.

Jackknifed 18-wheeler stalls eastbound U.S. Highway 80 traffic

FORNEY, Texas — A jackknifed 18-wheeler is stalling traffic on eastbound U.S. Highway 80 near the Kaufman-Dallas County line.

Jackknifed 18-wheeler stalls eastbound U.S. Highway 80 traffic