Tornadoes sweep through Texas

Dec 27, 2015

Tornadoes sweep through Texas

Quinn Kelley 0 Comment Nation, Weather Copeville, Dallas, Garland, Rowlett, Texas, tornado

At least 11 people died and dozens were injured in tornadoes that swept through the Dallas area and caused substantial damage this weekend.

: Debris lies on the ground near a home that was heavily damaged by a tornado in Rowlett, Texas, Saturday, Dec. 26, 2015. Tornadoes swept through the Dallas area after dark on Saturday evening causing significant damage. (Guy Reynolds/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

: A stuffed animal sits on a comfort chair inside a house destroyed by Saturday night’s tornado in Copeville, Texas, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015. Tornadoes that swept through the Dallas area caused substantial damage and at least 11 people died either from the storm or related traffic accidents and dozens of people were injured. (Rachel Woolf/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

: Evelyn Lindstrom looks for her cat that ran away as her home, seen behind her, was damaged by Saturday night’s tornado in Copeville, Texas, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015. Tornadoes that swept through the Dallas area caused substantial damage and at least 11 people died either from the storm or related traffic accidents and dozens of people were injured. (Rachel Woolf/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

: People assess the damage to a storage facility destroyed by Saturday’s tornado in Garland, Texas, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015. Tornadoes that swept through the Dallas area caused substantial damage and at least 11 people died either from the storm or related traffic accidents and dozens of people were injured. (Nathan Hunsinger/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

: An emergency vehicle drives through a neighborhood in Rowlett, Texas, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015, the morning after it was struck by a tornado. At least 11 people died and dozens were injured in apparently strong tornadoes that swept through the Dallas area and caused substantial damage this weekend. (AP Photo/Rex C. Curry)

: Bob Moore stands in his home in Rowlett, Texas, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015, the morning after it was struck by a tornado. At least 11 people died and dozens were injured in apparently strong tornadoes that swept through the Dallas area and caused substantial damage this weekend. (AP Photo/Rex C. Curry)

: Michael Downard stands outside his house in Rowlett, Texas, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015, the morning after it was struck by a tornado. At least 11 people died and dozens were injured in apparently strong tornadoes that swept through the Dallas area and caused substantial damage this weekend. (AP Photo/Rex C. Curry)

: Oscar Garcia, left, and Alicia Aldridge work on fixing Rocky Haddick’s, not pictured, roof, off of TX-78 in Copeville, Texas, on Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015, after heavy rain, high winds and tornadoes swept through North Texas the previous night. (Rachel Woolf/Dallas Morning News/TNS)

: Alicia Aldridge carries tarp over broken telephone wires while working on fixing Rocky Haddick’s, not pictured, roof, off of TX-78 in Copeville, Texas, on Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015, after heavy rain, high winds and tornadoes swept through North Texas the previous night. (Rachel Woolf/Dallas Morning News/TNS)

: Storm damage on TX-78 in Copeville, Texas, is seen on Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015, after heavy rain, high winds and tornadoes swept through North Texas the previous night. (Rachel Woolf/Dallas Morning News/TNS)

: An aerial image taken on Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015 shows homes destroyed by a tornado in Rowlett, Texas. Violent storms ripped through the North Texas area late Saturday, spawning tornados that killed 11 people. (G.J. McCarthy/Dallas Morning News/TNS)

: Rendi Black, left, hugs Sandra Trollington, center, with Nicole Perdue on Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015, after a tornado hit Saturday night at the intersection of Dalrock and State Highway 66 in Rowlett, Texas. Trollington is the owner of the State Farm building behind her, and the other two are insurance agents. (Nathan Hunsinger/Dallas Morning News/TNS)

: A Jeep Liberty sits destroyed on Shipman Street in Rowlett, Texas, on Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015, after a tornado hit the area the night before. (Nathan Hunsinger/Dallas Morning News/TNS)

: Thomas Khien, left, and Sokhay Vissal carry luggage from their aunt’s home on Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015, after a tornado hit Saturday night on Willard Street in Rowlett, Texas. (Nathan Hunsinger/Dallas Morning News/TNS)

: Dusty Zachary, center, carries a photo away from her mother, Caprice Lioboe’s, left, home on Shipman Street in Rowlett, Texas, on Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015. The neighborhood was one of several in the area damaged by tornadoes. (Nathan Hunsinger/Dallas Morning News/TNS)

: Debris of homes spread out after Saturday’s tornado in Garland, Texas, Sunday, Dec. 27, 2015. At least 11 people died and dozens were injured in apparently strong tornadoes that swept through the Dallas area and caused substantial damage this weekend. (G.J. McCarthy/The Dallas Morning News via AP)

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