ONE person is dead after a tornado ripped through Texas, as harrowing videos show the moment a semi-truck flipped over amidst the storm.
Residents in North Texas were struck by a powerful storm Monday night, ripping through homes and causing travel chaos for motorists.
Video posted on social media showed the moment a parked semi-truck was blown onto its side by strong winds.
A highway in Lewisville also saw some vehicles overturned due to the severe weather.
A Johnson County man and his stepdaughter narrowly escaped after their RV trailer flipped over multiple times in their backyard.
Shaun Zeleny, 43, told WFAA his 17-year-old stepdaughter, Brittaney Deaton, was inside the family’s RV in the backyard when the storm started picking up speed.
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“I was going to stay in the trailer for the night; it’s pretty much my home,” Deaton said.
“I was sleeping, and I woke up scared because it started rocking really bad.”
That’s when Deaton tried to get out but couldn’t, she said.
“The stairs leading to the door were in the way,” Deaton said.
“I was trying to get out before she even called me. I was screaming on the phone. I couldn’t get out. I was terrified. And I felt like I was just trapped, like it was gonna roll with me in it. And I just thank God that I got out,” she added.
When Zeleny rushed outside to help her, the RV or metal from rolled on top of them.
“He threw them out of the way, and I jumped down. But by the time we were trying to get to the house, the trailer had rolled over both him and me,” Deaton explained to the outlet.
Amber Zeleny, Deaton’s mother, said she watched in horror from the house.
“I’m standing at the front door watching everything, and I’m like ‘oh my god,'” Amber said.
Amber said her husband was in the mud on his side – his nose, leg, and ribs were likely broken, the family said.
The mother told the outlet that neighbors rushed over to him to get him to safety as fast as possible.
“He was hurting so bad, and we were trying to get him help,” Amber said.
One person from Whitehouse was killed during Monday’s storm after a tornado ripped through the area.
The victim’s name and age have yet to be released.
Several homes were damaged in Johnson County, where a tornado was spotted just before 11pm.
Johnson County Emergency Management Director Jamie Moore told NBC 5 that at least one person was hospitalized from injuries sustained during the storm.
Moore said about a half-dozen homes had their roofs blown off.
According to Oncor, about four million residents in North Texas experienced power outages.
In McKinney, four people were reduced after heavy downpours flooded local streets.
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DFW International Airport and Dallas Love Field issued ground stops for departures due to severe thunderstorms in the area.
The ground stops lasted until 12am
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