Severe weather ripped through North Texas on Thursday as residents faced a series of severe thunderstorms that brought a tornado warning, rain, and hail to the region.
The National Weather Service said there was a chance of wind gusts up to 70 mph and large hail as tornado warnings were issued Thursday night through 8 p.m. The watch stretched from just north of Waco up into Oklahoma, and from Cisco in the west to Paris, Texas.
TORNADOES, VIOLENT STORMS RAVAGE TEXAS AS STORM SYSTEM PASSES THROUGH DEEP SOUTH
At a car dealership in Irving, Texas, the storm brought strong winds and did considerable damage to the roof.
Footage from downtown Dallas and Fort Worth showed darkened skies as the storm system moved through the metropolis area.
Along with Texas, the central Gulf Coast and the Southeast Plains will …