Severe weather: 5 tornadoes confirmed in North Texas, possibly as many 12

There is damage in several places across North Texas with a storm system leading to multiple tornadoes.

The National Weather Service says 5 tornadoes have been confirmed so far in North Texas, as many as 12 may have occurred on Tuesday.

3 of the tornadoes touched down in Tarrant County, 1 in Wise County and 1 west of Paris.

The tornado in Wise County was an EF-2 producing winds up to 125 miles per hour.

In Tarrant County there were two EF-0s and one EF-1 near JRB. The National Weather Service said they all came from the same parent storm.

MORE STORM COVERAGE:

Decatur

At least one tornado has been reported near Decatur with possible injuries and several homes destroyed.

FOX 4 viewer Darrell Barton shared video of the funnel cloud appearing to touch the ground at times.

Tori Barnard sent FOX 4 a photo of a crane that was knocked over by the winds.

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Wise County says it reported 2 injuries. One was injured from flying debris while traveling in their vehicle, another was injured when their vehicle was overturned due to high wind.

Grapevine

The city of Grapevine says the storm came through at approximately 8:45 a.m. on Tuesday, leaving miles of damage.

The first area of impact was just of SH-26 and SH-114. 

Grapevine police tweeted a photo of an 18-wheeler that sustained significant damage in a Sam’s Club parking lot in the area.

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Grapevine Police Captian Todd Dearing says a probable tornado was reported in the Sam’s parking lot and there was damage to Sam’s and neighboring buildings.

Twitter user Blondies_77 shared a photo from inside the Sam’s Club showing the roof had collapsed.

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Video from inside a Discount Tire in Grapevine shows the chaos as the storm came through the area.

The storm continued along Northwest Highway taking down power lines and uprooting trees, before causing damage to the city service center and Grapevine Mills Mall.

Kaleb Bryan was driving as the storm came through. He caught video of the storm clouds from his car, screaming “Oh my gosh!”

5 people sustained minor injuries.

READ MORE: ‘I am in a tornado’: Driver finds himself inside of storm in Grapevine

Up to 8,000 customers lost power in the morning. The REC of Grapevine opened as a shelter for people without power. It will stay open until 10 p.m. or where it is needed.

Grapevine police say they will increase patrols to make sure impacted businesses and property are protected overnight.

Blue Ridge

Possible tornadoes also moved through Blue Ridge.

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FOX 4 viewer Samantha Martin sent in a photo of a home that collapsed.

Martin says everyone inside the home made it out okay.

Footage from SKY 4 shows significant damage to homes in Blue Ridge.

The baseball and football fields at Blue Ridge High School also sustained damaged.

North Richland Hills

The roof of a roofing company in North Richland Hills.

Ahler’s Roofing Showroom had significant damage on Tuesday morning.

Fort Worth

A possible tornado was spotted at Naval Air Station Reserve Base in Fort Worth.

Video of the storm was posted by Tiffany White and William Rubi Jr.

Videos of the funnel clouds surfaced on social media. Twitter user OxB8man posted a video where the storm can be seen clearly heading towards them.

Weatherford

Photos from Peggy Crutsinger showed buildings were damaged in Weatherford on Tuesday.

An 18-wheeler was also toppled in the area.

Josh Moore in Weatherford posted video of a possible tornado behind homes in the area as well.

Sansom Park

Rebecca Norman posted a photo of a funnel cloud in Sansom Park.

There are several damage reports in the area.

Nick Marquez sent FOX 4 photos of a trailer flipped over by the winds.

White Settlement

Video from Jon Espinosa showed a funnel cloud near businesses in White Settlement. 

Do you have photos or video of storm damage? Send them to us at [email protected].

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