(NBC) – Tens of thousands of Dallas residents were waking up to no power Monday after a tornado plowed a long path through the north of the city, and left outages and scenes of destruction in its wake. No serious injuries were reported by city officials as they tried to assess the extent of the damage. The National Weather Service confirmed at 9:48 p.m. (10:48 p.m. ET) Sunday that a tornado had touched down in north and northeast Dallas.
NBC Dallas-Fort Worth reported that a tornado touched down near Love Field and that its radar indicated that the twister could have tracked for 17 miles. The station and other news organizations published images and video of downed power lines, debris and scores of emergency personnel on the streets in northwestern parts of the city. Social media photos showed numerous homes with their roofs ripped off and cars damaged on Interstate 35 highway. READ MORE
