Tornado warnings in the North Texas area were issued Saturday afternoon and continued through the night as the dangerous weather descended on parts of Collin, Dallas and Ellis Counties.
Several tornadoes touched down in the Dallas area, according to National Weather Service Meteorologist Anthony Bain in Fort Worth.
The severe weather blew the roofs off homes and left vehicles mangled or turned upside down, churches damaged, power lines down, natural gas lines burst, trees toppled and debris strewn across neighborhoods. The damage stretched over about a 40-mile long expanse from 20 miles south of Dallas to an area northeast of the city.
Emergency responders are searching for survivors after a series of tornadoes and other severe weather events created havoc across North Texas on Saturday, resulting in the deaths of at least 11 people.
"As of right now, we are still in the search and rescue mode," Rowlett police spokesman Det. Cruz Hernandez said. "We still have some homes that have been demolished and not everyone in the homes has been accounted for."
The twisters — accompanied by torrential rain, wind and some hail — were responsible for eight deaths in Garland, two deaths in the unincorporated town of Copeville and another death in Blue Ridge, according to Fox 4 News and the Associated Press.
Local officials estimated as many as 1,000 homes were damaged or destroyed. Vehicles were mangled, power lines fell and trees were toppled. Heavy rain, wind and falling temperatures hampered cleanup efforts Sunday afternoon.
"This is a huge impact on our community and we're all suffering," Garland Police Lt. Pedro Barineau said of the community about 20 miles northeast of Dallas, where eight people died, 15 were injured and about 600 structures, mostly single-family homes, were damaged.
Source- fox news
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