© KLTVAuthorities have confirmed that at least two people were killed during severe thunderstorms in the Southwest Saturday night
Authorities have confirmed that at least two people were killed during severe thunderstorms in the Southwest Saturday night.
'Please be aware that there was one fatality at the Brushy Creek campground and not four, as was mistakenly reported initially,' Marion County Sheriff David McKnight said on
Facebook.
Authorities said the deceased 'was a 40 year woman from southeast Texas'.
Another death was reported by Longview Police.
Police told
KLTV that a 41-year-old man was killed during the storms at the Flamingo Mobile Home Park when a tree fell on his mobile home.
His 12-year-old son was rescued and was taken to the hospital. The child's injuries are still unknown.
The severe storms started to move through the area around 10.30pm Saturday night and continued until around 6am Sunday morning, according to
KTSB.
The storms produced large hail, sometimes in excess of two inches in diameter, damaging wind gusts over 70mph.
A video showed golf ball-sized hail in the De Berry, Texas, area.
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