By Katy Galimberti, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer
April 27,2015; 9:16PM,EDT
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A tornado struck Rio Vista, Texas, about 40 miles south of Fort Worth, late Sunday night. Local emergency management reported of overturned trucks and various building damage, including to the local high school.
After surveying the area on Monday afternoon, the National Weather Service reported the damaged aligned with an EF0 tornado.
Earlier Sunday night, additional tornadoes touched down near Stephenville and Glen Rose, Texas.
Early Monday morning, Navasota, Texas, was struck by a tornado and two residences were reportedly hit.
Flash flooding also sparked travel delays across the region with multiple water rescues conducted in Johnson County.
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Damaging storms swept through southern Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi on Monday. Storms bringing drenching rain also reached the western part of the Florida panhandle.
Thunderstorm winds blew several railroad cars off the Huey P. Long Bridge in Metairie, Louisiana Monday morning. Elsewhere, the roofs of several homes were damaged in Thibodaux, Louisiana. A tornado was spotted in the area by law enforcement.
More than 150,000 Entergy Louisiana customers were without power during the midday hours Monday. Power was also knocked out at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport. Wind
@EntergyNOLA on scene at Marengo & St Charles- site of downed tree, 1 of 25 reported in Orleans Parish @wdsu
@KBTXShel @NWSHouston Currently near airport in College Station.
Storm knocks down foul poles at Alex Box Stadium: http://ow.ly/MbGWL
gusts of up to 71 mph were also measured at the airport.
@NWSNewOrleans damage near Lafreniere park in Metairie
Monday Storm Photos
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport lost power on Monday. (Photo/Twitter user @joshuadpick)Sunday Storm Photos
Mammatus clouds over Fort Worth, Texas, on Sunday, April 26, 2015. (Twitter Photo/@JasonDasho)
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Meteorologist Brandon Sullivan captured a supercell thunderstorm, which
was producing a tornado, over Stephenville, Texas, on Sunday, April 26,
2015. (Twitter Photo/Brandon Sullivan)
This
photo was taken from Blanket, Texas, looking northeastward to a storm
with a tornado warning on Sunday, April 26, 2015. (Twitter Photo/@MaxWeather)
Scott
Williams captured this shot of a storm with a tornado warning north of
Hico, Texas, on Sunday, April 26, 2015. (Twitter Photo/@ScottWilliams78
Visible
roof damage to a building in Wharton County, Texas, after strong winds
blasted the Houston area. (Photo/NWSHouston/Wharton OEM)
This panoramic picture captures a tornado-warned supercell east of Sydney, Texas, on Sunday, April 26, 2015. (Twitter Photo/@aaronjayjack)
A severe storm approaching Dublin, Texas, on Sunday, April 26, 2015. (Twitter Photo/@BrianKhoury)
Strong winds contributed to damage across Walker County, Texas. (Photo/Walker County Office of Emergency Management)
Trees
crashed onto roads and houses during the storm on Sunday and Monday
morning. (Photo/Walker County Office of Emergency Management)
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