Much of North Texas remained under a severe thunderstorm warning and a thunderstorm watch Tuesday morning as high winds and heavy rain pummeled the region. The National Weather Service’s Fort Worth office extended the thunderstorm warning to 6:30 a.m., while the tornado watch was in effect until 11 a.m.

It was a scary morning for Irving residents as an EF-1 tornado caused significant damage to homes, apartments, and powerlines, leaving many people shaken up. "I had the covers over my head because I thought the windows were going to blow through," said Pam Watkins, who lives in Irving.

A temporary shelter has been set up at Georgia Farrow Recreation Center in Irving after apartment buildings suffered extensive damage, police say. IRVING, Texas — Tuesday morning storms and strong winds led to extensive damage to at least two apartment buildings in Irving, including a partial wall collapse in at least one.

The Dallas-Fort Worth area was hit with severe storms Tuesday that spawned an EF-1 tornado in Irving and, meteorologists confirmed Wednesday another EF-1 tornado and wind damage in Wise County. Residents in Irving — where the weather service confirmed a tornado touched down on Pioneer Drive between North MacArthur and North O’Connor boulevards — reported the wind shaking their homes.

In Irving, a tornado with winds up to 110 mph struck, while another touched down in the 16,000-resident city of Ada, Oklahoma, according to preliminary information from the National Weather Service. There were also two tornadoes in Louisiana’s northern Caddo Parish and at least five in eastern Oklahoma.

In the wake of Tuesday's devastating storms, the National Weather Service has identified what is believed to be a second EF-1 tornado in North Texas. Early Wednesday morning, a survey team arrived in Wise County and discovered a narrow path of destruction near Cottondale,

At least three tornadoes have been confirmed amid storms, including two in Oklahoma that left at least one person injured. In Irving, Texas, a tornado barreled into an apartment complex, too.

The National Weather Service in Fort Worth sent a team that determined the damage in Irving was caused by at least one tornado.

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