Strong winds from a recent storm in the south sent a US Customs and Border Protection surveillance blimp flying nearly 600 miles across Texas.

Wind blasts dislodged the aircraft from its moorings in South Padre. The blimp drifted all the way to the Dallas area, where it crashed into power lines.

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.