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Texas storms bring tornadoes, injuring 8, flipping trucks
Powerful winds from a likely tornado flipped several tractor-trailers on a Texas interstate, sending several people to the hospital, authorities said.
Video from the scene Monday night showed at least three large trucks toppled on Interstate 35E near Waxahachie, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) south of Dallas.
screenshots from Dallas TV station WFAA
Powerful winds from a likely tornado flipped several tractor-trailers on a Texas interstate, sending several people to the hospital, authorities said.
Video from the scene Monday night showed at least three large trucks toppled on Interstate 35E near Waxahachie, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) south of Dallas.
screenshots from Dallas TV station WFAA
Powerful winds from a likely tornado flipped several tractor-trailers on a Texas interstate, sending several people to the hospital, authorities said.
Video from the scene Monday night showed at least three large trucks toppled on Interstate 35E near Waxahachie, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) south of Dallas.
screenshots from Dallas TV station WFAA
WAXAHACHIE, Texas (AP) — At least eight people were injured when storms that brought tornadoes to Texas flipped tractor-trailers on an interstate and damaged structures.
Three drivers were hospitalized, one with serious injuries, after their tractor-trailers overturned in the storms Monday night along Interstate 35 near Waxahachie, about 30 miles (50 kilometers) south of Dallas, officials said.
A National Weather Service spokesman said a tornado occurred in the area but they’re still trying to determine its intensity.
The Texas Department of Safety said two tractor-trailers in the southbound lanes were pushed into a center barrier and a northbound tractor-trailer was pushed into a field.
In addition to the injured tractor-trailer drivers, five others were hospitalized after the storm came through Ellis County, an official said. County Judge Todd Little told KXAS between 25 to 50 structures were damaged, but they’ve had no fatalities.
In nearby Hill County, the National Weather Service says they’ve confirmed an EF2 tornado with estimated 130 mph winds occurred northwest of the small town of Blum, damaging trees, structures and roofs.
The stormy weather also knocked out electricity to tens of thousands of people in Arkansas early Tuesday. More severe weather was expected throughout Tuesday in parts of the Deep South, the Storm Prediction Center said.