NWS confirms at least 5 tornadoes hit Jack, Erath, Parker counties on Saturday
North Texas storms leave trail of damage
Reported tornadoes damaged homes and tore down trees in North Texas on Saturday night. Several North Texans spent their Easter Sunday cleaning up the damage and sharing their stories.
JACK COUNTY, Texas - The National Weather Service confirmed that at least four tornadoes touched down on Saturday in Jack, Erath and Parker counties.
Tornadoes in North Texas
What we know:
A team from the NWS surveyed storm damage in Jack and Erath counties on Monday, preliminarily confirming four tornadoes.
In Jack County, two were EF-0 tornadoes with estimated max wind speeds of 80 mph. The third was an EF-1 tornado with an estimated max wind speed of 90 mph.
Erath and Parker County, each saw EF-1 tornadoes with an estimated wind speed of 110 mph.
What we don't know:
The exact number of tornadoes that hit North Texas on Saturday is still unknown.
There are reports of significant damage also in Hood and Montague counties.
The NWS teams will survey those areas in the coming days and could confirm additional tornadoes.
Storm Damage and Cleanup
North Texas storm damage: SKY 4 video
Severe weather impacted parts of North Texas on Saturday night, with several tornadoes spotted, and damage reported in Parker County, Jack County, Montague County, and Hood County. SKY 4 captured some of the damage left behind.
The backstory:
The powerful storms that hit North Texas on Saturday night left behind a path of extensive damage.
Roofs were ripped off homes, and debris was scattered everywhere.
One family in Milsap in Parker County told a FOX 4 crew that the storm blew out all of the windows in their home.
"It happened so quick. It touched down at I-20, which I-20 is only three miles down the road. And it just happened so quick. And it was ‘WOAM!’ and then it was gone," said Gary Wells, a Milsap resident.
Dallas weather: Cleanup begins after several reported tornados hit North Texas
Severe weather impacted parts of North Texas on Saturday night, with several tornadoes spotted, and damage reported in Parker County, Jack County, Montague County, and Hood County.
Anne-Marie Shallcross and her family were in shock when they woke up and saw the aftermath.
"Still shock, to be in the middle of it and then to look around and just see the severity of the damage and then what it’s going to entail to put everything back together. It’s just amazing," she said.
Many people spent Easter Sunday cleaning up.
Several people said they were waiting for additional crews and equipment to come so they could finish the cleanup process and start rebuilding.
The Source: The information in this story comes from the National Weather Service and past news coverage.