Homes have been destroyed and power has been knocked out to thousands of people across portions of Texas and Oklahoma after severe weather, including an EF-2 tornado, tore a path of destruction across the region early Tuesday morning.
Several Tornado Warnings were issued as the severe weather outbreak got underway, including a warning that included more than 1 million people living in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.
A video posted to Twitter showed what appeared to be a funnel cloud or possible tornado spinning off in the distance as power flashes lit up the sky behind several homes in the community of Weatherford, Texas, early Tuesday morning.
Photos at Dallas Love Field Airport showed an ominous sky as the severe thunderstorms approached the area.
Tornado sirens wailed in Fort Worth early Tuesday morning as tornado-warned storms moved near and over the city.
And in Oklahoma, McClain County Emergency Management officials said the town of Wayne was without power after an EF-2 tornado touched down in the area.
In a Facebook post, emergency management officials said multiple homes had been damaged, and residents were urged to avoid the area so that emergency crews could assess the damage.
Officials also said that the Red Cross would set up a location at a local church for residents who had been affected by the severe weather on Tuesday morning.
So far, no injuries have been reported.