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| A dangerous storm system that sent a tornado barreling through the Dallas-Fort Worth area was bringing damaging winds, large hail and the threat of yet more tornadoes as it moved through Arkansas, Missouri and Tennessee on Monday. | |
| The funnel cloud wove ominously through the densely populated Dallas-Fort Worth region on Sunday night, causing extensive damage, including to a Home Depot store that was left in tatters. Concrete buildings were obliterated, big rigs were torn to pieces, traffic lights were knocked out and tens of thousands of people lost power. | The funnel cloud wove ominously through the densely populated Dallas-Fort Worth region on Sunday night, causing extensive damage, including to a Home Depot store that was left in tatters. Concrete buildings were obliterated, big rigs were torn to pieces, traffic lights were knocked out and tens of thousands of people lost power. |
| On Monday, city crews were assessing the damage from the storm, most of which was in the northern part of Dallas. Aerial footage showed that the storm had ripped roof shingles and siding off homes, with the powerful winds warping, flattening, and even uprooting fences that were tossed on lawns with other debris. | On Monday, city crews were assessing the damage from the storm, most of which was in the northern part of Dallas. Aerial footage showed that the storm had ripped roof shingles and siding off homes, with the powerful winds warping, flattening, and even uprooting fences that were tossed on lawns with other debris. |
| “Despite the fact that we didn’t lose any lives last night, I think we all know that we suffered some significant property damage in our city,” Mayor Eric Johnson said at a news conference on Monday morning. | “Despite the fact that we didn’t lose any lives last night, I think we all know that we suffered some significant property damage in our city,” Mayor Eric Johnson said at a news conference on Monday morning. |
| Mr. Johnson said a paramount concern was “not-obvious damage,” referring to problems like gas leaks and structural damage to houses and businesses. About two dozen people stayed overnight in shelters, mostly travelers who had missed their flights, and the mayor offered libraries and recreation centers as places of refuge. | Mr. Johnson said a paramount concern was “not-obvious damage,” referring to problems like gas leaks and structural damage to houses and businesses. About two dozen people stayed overnight in shelters, mostly travelers who had missed their flights, and the mayor offered libraries and recreation centers as places of refuge. |
| “You do not need to say in a structure that you can’t determine whether it’s safe or not,” he said. | “You do not need to say in a structure that you can’t determine whether it’s safe or not,” he said. |
| At least one man was killed when a tree collapsed onto his home in northwestern Arkansas, near the Oklahoma border, the authorities confirmed. Passengers at Memphis International Airport were pulled off planes early Monday and directed to take shelter in terminal restrooms. | At least one man was killed when a tree collapsed onto his home in northwestern Arkansas, near the Oklahoma border, the authorities confirmed. Passengers at Memphis International Airport were pulled off planes early Monday and directed to take shelter in terminal restrooms. |
| Travelers posted photographs and video of themselves rejoining even longer security screening lines at the airport. Some said they had no identification with them, because they were told to leave their bags on the plane, and they described the scene as chaotic. | Travelers posted photographs and video of themselves rejoining even longer security screening lines at the airport. Some said they had no identification with them, because they were told to leave their bags on the plane, and they described the scene as chaotic. |
| An airport spokesman, Glen Thomas, said that while there was some minor damage from broken glass, there were no reports of injuries, and the damaged concourses had been cordoned off. | An airport spokesman, Glen Thomas, said that while there was some minor damage from broken glass, there were no reports of injuries, and the damaged concourses had been cordoned off. |
| In Dallas, the tornado was accompanied by golf-ball-size hail and by lightning — some strikes could be seen flickering through the giant windows of AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, during Sunday night’s football game between the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles. | In Dallas, the tornado was accompanied by golf-ball-size hail and by lightning — some strikes could be seen flickering through the giant windows of AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, during Sunday night’s football game between the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia Eagles. |
| Though there were no fatalities in Dallas, three people were transported to hospitals with nonlife-threatening injuries from the storm, according to the city. | Though there were no fatalities in Dallas, three people were transported to hospitals with nonlife-threatening injuries from the storm, according to the city. |
| As of 11 a.m. on Monday, about 85,000 people in the Dallas-Fort Worth region were without power, city officials said. The utility company Oncor said in a notice on its website that it did not have an estimate for when service would be restored. | |
| The Dallas Police Department had sent officers door-to-door in a neighborhood northwest of Love Field to check on residents, amid unconfirmed reports on social media that some people in the city had been trapped in damaged buildings. | The Dallas Police Department had sent officers door-to-door in a neighborhood northwest of Love Field to check on residents, amid unconfirmed reports on social media that some people in the city had been trapped in damaged buildings. |
| The National Weather Service said at 10:27 p.m. local time on Sunday that there was visual confirmation of the tornado north of Interstate 635 and east of U.S. 75 in the northern part of the city. | The National Weather Service said at 10:27 p.m. local time on Sunday that there was visual confirmation of the tornado north of Interstate 635 and east of U.S. 75 in the northern part of the city. |
| Dozens of schools in the area were closed on Monday, according to the Dallas Independent School District; some had lost power and at least six had suffered “extensive damage.” | Dozens of schools in the area were closed on Monday, according to the Dallas Independent School District; some had lost power and at least six had suffered “extensive damage.” |
| Storms were expected across the mid-South on Monday, and tornado watches were announced for counties in southern Illinois, western Kentucky, southeastern Missouri, northern Mississippi and western Tennessee. | Storms were expected across the mid-South on Monday, and tornado watches were announced for counties in southern Illinois, western Kentucky, southeastern Missouri, northern Mississippi and western Tennessee. |
| Jacey Fortin contributed reporting. | Jacey Fortin contributed reporting. |