Significant storm damage in Lubbock--80 mph winds

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Stephen Spillman / AJ Media

Officials are urging Lubbock area residents to drive with caution on area roads and are working on clearing debris after overnight storms with 80-mph winds tore through the region.

The Texas Department of Transportation is advising motorists of possible delays this morning while driving in the north and northwestern parts of the city as Lubbock Power & Light and city crews work to remove downed power lines and debris from roadways after damaging storm winds passed through the area Wednesday, June 5.

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The city of Lubbock closed its four city pools until further notice as crews clean debris from in and around the pools, city spokesman Jeff McKito said. The city will notify the public when the pools reopen.

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Lubbock Heart & Surgical Hospital, located at 4810 N. Loop 289, sustained partial roof damage Wednesday night.

More at http://lubbockonline.com/filed-online/2013-06-06/officials-focus-storm-cleanup-power-outages-affecting-roadways .

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1. Additional coverage from the Amarillo Globe-News:

The Motor Inn of America, located in the 4900 block of Marsha Sharp, was evacuated after the building's roof collapsed.

Fire crews and police rushed to the scene to make sure everyone was out of the building. EMS called in the mass casualty ambulance and began triaging patients on-site.

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Large buildings weren't spared, either. The Covenant Lakeside Medical Center saw damage, with exterior windows blown out. Lubbock Heart Hospital had part of its roof blown off, too.

Workers at the Ashley Furniture store have a lot of cleaning up to do. The roof to their building was blown off, turning the store's interior into a soggy mess.

http://amarillo.com/news/latest-news/2013-06-06/storms-rip-through-lubbock-damaging-homes-and-businesses

This is the second major windstorm that his hit the Panhandle within the last couple of weeks. The earlier windstorm caused over $400 million in damages in the Amarillo area. Based upon this reporting it appears that the damages will have a similar amount of damages. About 30,000 people are without electrical power.