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N. Texas severe weather: Possible tornado damages homes, flips big rigs | Live video of the damage
Multiple first responders were called to a massive car wreck involving multiple 18-wheelers on Interstate 35 on Johnson Road near Waxahachie Monday night.
DALLAS — Updated at 5:45 a.m. Tuesday with the latest on the I-35 crash.
The North Texas region again experienced several weather watches and warnings as severe weather and hail rolled through the area, just five days after previous storms did the same.
Multiple first responders were called to a massive car wreck involving multiple 18-wheelers on Interstate 35 on Johnson Road near Waxahachie Monday night. Three people were hurt in the crash, one seriously, according to officials.
Southbound lanes on the interstate had reopened by 1:30 a.m. Tuesday, and northbound lanes appeared to have reopened by about 5:30 a.m. after debris had been cleared off the highway.
Three 18-wheelers flipped over and the road median shifted in the crash, according to reports from the scene. Two trucks and a van on the southbound side were involved in the crash, as well as another northbound 18-wheeler, officials said.
The two southbound 18-wheelers were pushed into the center barrier of the highway while the van was pushed into one of the trucks before it was able to drive over to the shoulder, an initial investigation found. The northbound truck was pushed off the roadway into a field.
Emergency responders used the jaws of life to extract people from at least two of the trucks.
The Italy Police Department said three people were pulled and transported from those three semi-trucks that turned over. Only one of them had serious injuries, according to officials with DPS. The people in the van were not injured.
No hazardous materials were released, DPS officials said. They are continuing to investigate the crash.
Photos: Semi truck accident off I-35E in Waxahachie
Elsewhere in North Texas, Hood County emergency dispatch officials reported multiple downed power lines Monday night. Oncor reported outages affecting more than 6,000 customers in the region as of 5:45 a.m.
Emergency officials said the Crossing Place Church located on Highway 377 lost its roof.
A tornado reportedly touched down in Hill County, near Blum, Texas. There were also reports of downed power lines and trees, as well as some structural damage.
Up to tennis-ball-sized hail was reported in some areas of North Texas, with hail being reported in Azle, Aledo, Argyle, and other areas.
PHOTOS: Viewers share hail photos from across North Texas on May 3
DFW International Airport delayed arriving and departing flights because of the storms.
Last week, some North Texans reported up to baseball-sized hail, and several cars took severe damage from the weather.
Photos show funnel clouds move through the Dallas-Fort Worth area during May 3 severe weather
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