HUNT COUNTY, Texas — Strong winds swept through Texas over the last few days, causing damage and, in one case, sending a blimp hundreds of miles across the state.
A tethered aerostat system, which is a form of radar surveillance blimp used by Customs and Border Protection, was caught in a severe wind event on Monday afternoon, officials say.
The wind caused the blimp to break free from its tether in South Padre Island. CBP officials lost contact with the blimp shortly after it broke free, officials said, until it was found by Quinlan Texas Fire and Rescue in Hunt County, about 30 miles east of Dallas…