Powerful tornado with 111mph winds tears through Dallas

Powerful tornado with 111mph winds tears through Dallas flattening buildings, plunging tens of thousands into darkness and placing the entire city under a dangerous storm warning

  • A violent tornado touched down in North Dallas just before 10pm CST Sunday
  • Social media was flooded with dramatic photos and videos of the tornado descending into the city
  • The National Weather Service said the size and severity of the tornado won’t be known until daylight comes Monday morning

A violent tornado tore through Dallas on Sunday night, prompting severe weather warnings throughout North Texas. 

Residents of Dallas and Ellis counties were instructed to take shelter immediately after two supercells were reported in the area just before 10pm local time.

The National Weather Service confirmed that a twister touched down near Love Field Airport before moving northeast through the city. 

Social media was flooded with dramatic photos and videos of the tornado descending into the city. 

NWS meteorologist Jason Godwin said the size and severity of the tornado won’t be known until daylight comes Monday morning. 

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 

The tornado touched down near Love Field Airport at around 10pm Sunday, according to the National Weather Service

Social media video showed the twister forming over Dallas

The tornado touched down near Love Field Airport at around 10pm Sunday, according to the National Weather Service

Take cover Dallas, this was minutes ago!

Posted by Philip Ellis on Sunday, 20 October 2019

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. 

CBS 11 Chief Meteorologist Scott Padgett said that based on the damage that has already been reported, the tornado brought wind speeds of up to 111mph. 

The Dallas Police Department said officers went door-to-door checking on residents in affected neighborhoods. 

There were no confirmed injuries as of 11pm.  

More than 75,000 Oncor customers lost power due to the storms, according to the firm’s website.  

The severe weather watch will remain in effect until 2am CST in North Texas as tornadoes, high winds and large hail were forecasted across parts of Oklahoma, Arkansas and Missouri.  

Residents of Dallas and Ellis counties were instructed to take shelter immediately after two supercells were reported in the area

Residents of Dallas and Ellis counties were instructed to take shelter immediately after two supercells were reported in the area



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