The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado touched down Sunday night near Dallas Love Field before moving northeast through the city. The storm caused damage to homes and businesses, and knocked out electricity to tens of thousands people.
Crews searched Monday through the rubble of buildings torn apart by the tornado that ripped through the area late Sunday.
Radar confirmed the tornado hit the ground near Love Field Airport and moved northeast through the city around 9 p.m. Sunday, said National Weather Service meteorologist Jason Godwin.There were no reports of fatalities or serious injuries early Monday, according to a release from the city of Dallas, but Fire-Rescue spokesman Jason Evans says three people were hospitalized for evaluation of non-life-threatening injuries.
Tree limbs, street signs and power lines were scattered across roadways across parts of Dallas and neighboring suburbs, and several homes and businesses were damaged in northern Dallas.
Nearly 140,000 electric customers were without power as of 4 a.m. Monday, according to Oncor's online outage map. The electric utility said storms across East Texas had caused significant damage to power lines.
Around 65,000 of the affected electric customers were within Dallas, according to the city, which said it would open a shelter.
Dallas Independent School District has closed 20 schools today due to extensive damage from the storm, including Thomas Jefferson High School, Hillcrest High School and Franklin D. Roosevelt High School. The district has a full list of school closures on their website.