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A violent tornado struck North Dallas on Sunday night, causing a convenience store to collapse and damaging several other structures. Dramatic video posted on social media captured the mammoth twister with winds estimated at 111mph
A violent tornado tore through Dallas on Sunday night, leveling buildings, tossing trailers and cutting power to thousands of homes.
A Tornado Watch was issued across most of North Texas as the weather phenomenon tore through the state with wind speeds of up to 111mph.
The National Weather Service confirmed that a twister touched down near Love Field Airport just before 9pm before moving approximately 17 miles northeast through the city as residents of Dallas and Ellis counties were warned to take shelter.
Social media was flooded with dramatic photos and videos of the tornado descending from the sky as users expressed shock over the sudden storm at the end of a sunny fall weekend.
NWS meteorologist Jason Godwin said the size and severity of the tornado won't be known until daylight comes Monday morning.
Local news outlets reported that several structures in North Dallas had been damaged, including a convenience store that collapsed when struck by unrelenting winds.
A clerk at the store reported that everyone who was inside the building made it out unscathed.
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Update: Daily Mail on 22nd Oct.
reports:
Rescuers are continuing to sift through the rubble left by a devastating tornado that tore homes and businesses apart in Dallas as authorities confirm four people were killed as a late-night series of storms caused chaos in several states.
The tornado struck the tornado struck Dallas at about 9pm on Sunday night with devastating 111mph winds.
More video footage has emerged:
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Update: Daily Mail on 22nd Oct. reports:
Rescuers are continuing to sift through the rubble left by a devastating tornado that tore homes and businesses apart in Dallas as authorities confirm four people were killed as a late-night series of storms caused chaos in several states.
The tornado struck the tornado struck Dallas at about 9pm on Sunday night with devastating 111mph winds.
More video footage has emerged: