Tornadoes Confirmed Across North Texas as Weekend Storms Batter Region

North Texas was hit by bad weather late Saturday night and early Sunday morning. Several tornadoes touched down across the area, damaging many homes and buildings. The Fort Worth office of the National Weather Service (NWS) reported that at least one tornado hit Parker County around 11 p.m., close to highway 20. By 8 a.m. Sunday, most of the storms had moved east, leaving North Texas behind and moving toward East Texas.

As of early Sunday morning, nine tornadoes had been reported, and several of them had been confirmed by the NWS. Even though the storms were very damaging, there were no reports of injuries or deaths right away.

Buildings were flooded and trees were toppled in Parker and Hood Counties, which both got a lot of damage. Officials from Hood County and the Granbury Volunteer Fire Department both confirmed that a tornado near Weatherford did a lot of damage late Saturday night. The worst damage happened near Tolar, which is southwest of Granbury. At least one house was destroyed, and several others had major structure damage.

Around 8 a.m. Saturday, a tornado was seen on video taken by WFAA watcher Chris Jackson in Hamilton County, north of Hico. Damage assessments and weather checks are still going on all over the area.

Parts of North Texas were still under a tornado watch on Sunday morning until 7 a.m., but the worst of the weather had already passed. Emergency workers are still trying to get the power back on and figure out how bad the damage is.

Authorities are telling people to stay alert and report any damage or broken power lines while the NWS continues to survey the storms to find out how strong they were and where they went.