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Big Tornadoes in the Dallas Metroplex Tonight

| December 26, 2015 @ 8:26 pm

Supercells moving across North Texas tonight ahead of a cold front have produced multiple tornadoes, including a large and extremely dangerous tornado that crossed the Dallas area between 6-7 p.m. tonight.

It touched down around 6:47 in eastern Dallas County north of Sunnyvale.

It caused damage in and around Garland, where we have heard reports that there may be fatalities. (LATE REPORT AT 8:33: WFAA Is reporting four fatalities in Garland.)

The tornado then struck Rowlett.

Here is a photo from Fox 4 in Dallas of the tornado near Rowlett.

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it went across the lake from Rowlett to Rockwall, rolling cars off the 66 Bridge.

For the past few weeks, we have been keeping our fingers crossed as we were in a position to end the year as the least deadly year in U.S. tornado history. Then Wednesday’s long track deadly tornado carved a 135 mile path across Mississippi and into Tennessee, killing seven. And now this tonight. Our thoughts and prayers are with the folks in North Texas tonight.

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