North Texas surveys damage from up to 9 reported tornadoes

Significant damage from Saturday night’s storms was found in Parker County from Johnson Bend Road south of Peaster up to near Hodges Road south of Poolville, and in the Authon community along Walker Bend Road and Sandy Lane, according to firefighters. Parker County Emergency Services District 1

The National Weather Service said it plans to collect damage reports on Easter Sunday after up to nine possible tornadoes were reported in North Texas west of Fort Worth on Saturday night. The weather service will send crews to survey the damage on Monday.

There have been no immediate reports of major injuries or deaths.

Some of the heaviest damage was reported in Parker County. Parker County Emergency Services District 1 said in a social media post that firefighters provided help to homeowners and did initial damage assessments after at least two tornadoes crossed the western part of the county.

Significant damage was found from Johnson Bend Road south of Peaster up to near Hodges Road south of Poolville, and in the Authon community along Walker Bend Road and Sandy Lane, according to the fire department’s post. Several areas of west Parker County were without power. Photos posted by the fire department showed parts off roofs torn off houses and large trees uprooted.

Significant damage from Saturday night’s storms was found in Parker County from Johnson Bend Road south of Peaster up to near Hodges Road south of Poolville, and in the Authon community along Walker Bend Road and Sandy Lane, according to firefighters. Parker County Emergency Services District 1

KXAS-TV reported on the storm’s impact in Millsap, where the owners of a farm said they had missing cattle, roofs torn off buildings, fences down, and other damage to homes and barns on their property.

“We never really thought it could happen to us, but it could happen to anybody,” Kagen Schrick told KXAS after he said a tornado touched down while he was in a truck with his parents and brother. “Finally passes over, the truck’s shaking left and right, freaking out, we’re moving. Thankfully, nobody got hurt.”

In Hood County, the Granbury Volunteer Fire Department reported that a home southwest of Tolar was destroyed by a tornado and several others were damaged.

This story was originally published April 20, 2025 at 9:35 AM.

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