PHOTOS: Tornado Ravages Dallas Area, Fierce Winds Tear Through New Orleans

By Katy Galimberti, AccuWeather.com Staff Writer

April 28,2015; 8:47PM,EDT

 

 

Severe storms pummeled parts of eastern Texas Sunday into early Monday morning with softball-sized hail, damaging winds and tornadoes.
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.
Strong winds, some reaching near the 70-mph mark, sent trees crashing down from Fort Worth to Houston. Thousands of people were without power into Monday morning as electric crews rushed to repair downed power lines.
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 with 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 gusts of up to 71 mph were measured at the airport during the storm.
Monday Storm Photos Lightning strikes near the Louisiana State University campus in Baton Rouge, La., late Monday morning. (Photo/Twitter User @NealLamonica)
Storm clouds roll into Baton Rouge, La. (Photo/Twitter User Todd Politz)
Train cars were blown off the Huey Long Bridge on Monday afternoon. (Photo/Roger Fernandez)
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)
AccuWeather 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)
A view of the storm from Duffau, Texas, on Sunday. (Photo/Linda Derrick)
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)