Severe Storms Pummel Texas: Multiple Tornadoes Confirmed in Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex
Severe storms ramped up in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex Sunday night and into Monday morning, spawning a large tornado that caused damage and power outages.
As of Monday afternoon, survey crews were still working to determine the rating of that tornado, but four twisters have been confirmed by the National Weather Service so far. Three of those tornadoes have been confirmed near Rio Vista, and all four were EF0, the lowest level on the Enhanced Fujita Scale.
The entire town of Rio Vista, Texas, was without power monday morning following the severe storm, according to NBC DFW. Some of the damage has yet to be assessed, as crews wanted to wait until sunrise to view the damaged areas, the report added. Schools in Rio Vista, Maypearl and Italy will be delayed by 2 hours Monday morning.
"A surface low developed just west of the Texas panhandle, pulling warm, moist air into much of central and eastern Texas. To the west, very dry air flowed into western Texas," said weather.com meteorologist Chrissy Warrilow. "Along this boundary, called a dry line, severe thunderstorms developed that produced large hail and tornadoes from the Abilene area east into the western and southern regions of the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex."
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