Dallas Tornadoes 2012: Video Footage Shows Truck Tossed By The Storm (VIDEO)

Regions of Texas faced tornado warnings on Tuesday as several twisters touched down in the state.

Reuters reports that tornadoes blew through the Dallas-Fort Worth metropolitan area, damaging homes, buildings and trees. No deaths were immediately reported.

WATCH footage of the storm in the videos below, and click here to view photos of the damage.

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150 Homes Possibly Damaged In Arlington

@ CBSDFW : Arlington's assistant fire chief says 150 homes in three different areas of the city suffered some sort of damage today. #DFWwx

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State Police Survey Forney Damage

@ RayVilleda : State Police arrived in #Forney and are in the neighborhood, surveying the damage. @NBCDFW

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Roof Ripped Off Forney, TX Home

@ afgutierrez : #forney tornado ripped roof this house, similar scene across this town http://t.co/EoSFvMVh

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Tornadoes Sweep Near Schools

Reports have surfaced that tornadoes approached schools in Forney, Texas as twisters tore through areas south of Dallas and Forth Worth on Tuesday. Click here for more.

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Nearly 300 Buildings Damaged In Lancaster

@ cnnbrk : #Tornadoes in Dallas-Fort Worth area damaged about 300 buildings in Lancaster, city's mayor says. http://t.co/whJYPerZ

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Police Reportedly Go Door-To-Door In Forney

@ RayVilleda : Police have gone door-to-door in Diamond Creek Subdivision in #Forney

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Image Of Storm Damage From Forney, Texas

Car flipped over in front of Crosby Elementary in Forney. @NBCDFW#forney twitter.com/RayVilleda/sta…

— Ray Villeda (@RayVilleda) April 3, 2012

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How To Search For Loved Ones In Texas

@ RedCrossDFW : If you are looking for loved ones in #DFW area that may be affected by today's #tornaodes, search Safe & Well at http://t.co/vUgjhEB5

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NOAA Notes Today's Twisters Come Just Over 12 Years After Other Destructive Tornadoes

@ usnoaagov : Today's storms in #Dallas-Fort Worth area hit one week after the 12th anniversary of destructive #twisters http://t.co/HNyaPO5T #NOAA

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New Tornado Warning For Greenville

@ TWCBreaking : Latest tornado warning for Hunt Co., TX indicates large tornado 7 miles southwest of Greenville. Tornado emergency for Greenville!

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Update From The Weather Channel

@ TWCBreaking : Main severe storm, tornado threat now over northeast TX to the east of Dallas/Ft. Worth. Radar, warnings: http://t.co/xffJHoBp

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ABC And Fox Anchor Tamara Jolee Shares Tornado Picture

Picture of four tornadoes hitting at once in DFW. twitter.com/TamaraJoleeTV/…

— ★Tamara Jolee★(@TamaraJoleeTV) April 3, 2012

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More Tornado Reports Coming In

@ TWCBreaking : Tornado reported near Royse City, TX at 4:05 CDT. Warning for Collin, Hunt, Rockwell Counties until 4:30 CDT.

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WFAA TV Shares Images Of Storm Damage In Arlington

@ wfaachannel8 : Tornado damage in Arlington neighborhood http://t.co/OaK260HB

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Reporters Are Moving Toward Forney, Texas

@ Daniel_Novick : I'm on my way to #Forney where there are reports of heavy damage due to a possible #tornado.

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HuffPost's Craig Kanalley writes:

One place that seems to have been hit particularly hard by today's tornadoes in Texas is the city of Arlington, which sits just west of Dallas.

Multiple reports of damage were posted to the Dallas-Fort Worth Police scanner Twitter account.

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Tornado May Have Hit Elementary School

@ DFWscanner : Sounds like tornado hit Crosby Elem in Forney, significant damage to homes. #txwx

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Texas Rangers Catcher Mike Napoli Films Storm From Ballpark At Arlington

Napoli films dangerous storm at Rangers' park es.pn/HQsNzG

— ESPN (@ESPNHeadlines) April 3, 2012

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Storm Update From CNN

Tornado now well northeast of Forney, TX & affecting McLendon-Chisolm, TX and Fate, TX NOW. Storm mvng to northeast @30 mph. Seek shelter!

— CNN Weather Center (@CNNweather) April 3, 2012

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Words From Fort Worth Mayor Betsy Price

Let's keep those impacted by today's storms in North Texas in our thoughts and prayers. Our Emergency Management... fb.me/Yre1OQs1

— Betsy Price (@Betsy_Price) April 3, 2012

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Report From The Ground In Irving, Texas

Cell phone service and TV just went out. It's getting really bad out there now.

— robertr09 (@RRavidgolfer) April 3, 2012

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Cell Phone Coverage Possibly Down

MSNBC reports cell phone coverage may be out in the DFW area

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Storm Passes DFW Airport

The storm has passed through #DFW. We will continue to monitor radar and provide updates. Thank you for your patience.

— DFW Airport (@dfwairport) April 3, 2012

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Reports From The Ground In Texas Airport

At #DFW airport in womens bathroom huddled with my family and lots of people. Tornado sirens going. Surreal

— Guy Raz (@nprguyraz) April 3, 2012

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Dallas Mavericks Player Dirk Nowitzki Reports Being Stuck In Team Gym

Tornados left and right in dallas today. They wont let us leave the gym. Be safe everybody

— Dirk Nowitzki (@swish41) April 3, 2012

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American Airlines Cancels Remaining DFW Flights On 4/3

Unfortunately, due to severe weather at #DFW, all @AmericanAir operations at @DFWAirport are cancelled through this evening.

— American Airlines (@AmericanAir) April 3, 2012

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Update From The City Of Fort Worth

#NWS has canceled the last tornado warning, but has #FortWorth & #tarrantcounty under a severe thunderstorm warning. #txwx

— City of Fort Worth (@cityoffortworth) April 3, 2012

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Video Of Tornado Debris From The Weather Channel

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More Advice On Protecting From A Tornado

National Weather Service offers more advice for protecting from Texas tornadoes, writing: "MOVE TO AN INTERIOR BATHROOM...CLOSET...OR HALLWAY ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR BUILDING. COVER YOURSELF WITH BLANKETS...PILLOWS...OR A MATTRESS FOR PROTECTION."

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Tornado Warning Cancelled In Collin County

@ CNNweather : CANCELLED #TORNADO Warning in Collin Co. in TX. #TXWX

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[Violet Waters]

08:50 AM on 04/09/2012

My aunt in Mississippi just bought a tornado shelter, with all those storms down there now, she wanted to be prepared. She says she loves it and feels so much safer now. She said it was more comfy than she’d expected, too. It even has carpeting lol! She found them on this site www.survive-a-storm.com ... pretty neat :)

[DarkTruths]

04:03 PM on 04/06/2012

The video was frightening to see. I lived through a couple of tornadoes that did serious damage growing up, but that was downright surreal. My heart goes out to all that were affected by the tornadoes, and you can bet I was on the phone to my Fort Worth friends the second after it hit the news to make sure they were OK.

[Chris Corcoran]

01:24 AM on 04/06/2012

It seems most of these weather disasters are happening in "RED" states..where there is NO Global Warming. Or IF there is, then man certainly has NOTHING to do with it!

[redisfaster]

11:43 PM on 04/05/2012

hmmm...I don't care if it's a truck or a trailer being tossed about, I'm ducking for cover either way. And I'm certainly not climbing on my roof to get a good shot, like that one guy did. The media said "he got blown off his own roof" or something like that. I thought, "Really? You think?" Then he had the gumption to go on national TV and tell everyone what he was thinking....or in this case, what he was NOT thinking. They stupidly asked him if he was scared. Is this all it takes to be a TV journalist these days? Of course he was scared and at least he said yes. Gee, I should think about a career change. Glad the storms are over, for now.

[Winston Grant]

01:57 PM on 04/05/2012

I don't care what anyone says: when 10,000 lb. loaded trailers begin going walkabout--the weather has CHANGED--and we need to begin looking at the bigger picture.

[jdollinter]

10:49 AM on 04/05/2012

Does anyone else find it ironic the truck park was named The Flying J ?

[Isaiah Ellison]

10:47 AM on 04/05/2012

Stuff like this reminds me that humans cannot conquer nature. We can only prepare for it.

[ALittleBitCrazy]

09:21 AM on 04/05/2012

They say everything is bigger in Texas....I guess that also goes for tornadic destruction. Awesome images though.

Thankfully, no one was killed.

[Jesse Pronovost]

02:51 AM on 04/05/2012

rssbll55 yes god do that. cause we are not of chemicals bio or otrherwise.. we are not of the body or earth.. you could drop a nuke on your spirit and the spirit would not be touched. to say this is not god is to say that mas exsists by mistake.. its ok to pray for acceptance.. all the time.. we can bring it forth thru collective concious.. and yes i have lost family members i even held my moms hand as she passed.. we are more then the earth and our body..its destruction does not matter...thats the point...

[Sictomystomik]

05:51 AM on 04/05/2012

It is refreshing to hear someone acknowledge the existence of God! Even if I had not been filled with the Holy Spirit I would still profess God's existence! The body is just a vessel in which our spirit resides! I faced death with a man standing over me with a knife and a peace washed over me that I can't explain other than like you said the spirit can not be touched!

[rssllbll55]

06:32 PM on 04/04/2012

You are allowed to say: "I'm praying for the victims..." but, it's an unreasonable request and prohibition to suggest those that disagree; should just keep their opinions to themselves. If you're unable to deal with the anxiety or evocativeness in your comment, perhaps you should keep your opinions and imploration private and or perhaps even leave God out of a secular debate.

[Erin Maxey Wilhite]

05:35 PM on 04/04/2012

So, I'm watching a video of one of yesterday's Dallas tornadoes and wondering: these people are stopping in the middle of the road? I see some pulling over to the shoulder. How close does it need to get before you get out of the car and get into a ditch, like we were taught in grade school?

[rssllbll55]

02:45 PM on 04/04/2012

Mother nature is a formidable contigency and God--rightly guidled sits back and let's her will be do.

[arakuzi]

02:39 PM on 04/04/2012

subject line says " Video Footage Shows Truck Tossed " when the reality is " TRAILERS" were tossed...friggin media can't never tell a story right

[leftbehinddemo]

08:30 PM on 04/04/2012

I saw one report claiming the trailer was 80 feet long, the longest trailer on the road is 53 feet.Weights have been reported from 10,000 to 80,000 lbs. The average empty trailer is 13,600 while a max loaded trailer is usually 45,000 plus trailer weight. Typical report first check facts later journalism

[GlenRastell]

02:24 PM on 04/04/2012

This happens all the time during tornadoes. It's just isn't caught on video that often. I wonder what Pat Robertson will blame these on?

[loopsparky]

02:34 PM on 04/05/2012

These tornadoes were possessed by demons.

[Thriar]

02:23 PM on 04/04/2012

I know I will be crucified for this, but these tornadoes aren't really any spectacle. Yes, horrible, and unfortunate. But, none the less, chump runts of the litter we see in Tornado Alley. These isn't a "Who's Bigger" contest, I understand, but the only thing surprising to me about this is the accumulative of them in this area, at this time of the year. Other than that, a tornado that picks up a trailer, but not the tractor is nothing to be feared too much. It would basically have the equality to rip the siding off a house here, assuming the structural perplexity of it was sound.

None the less, like I said, this time of year, this many, in that area, should really make us look at what we're doing to our environment, especially with the consistent climate changes. South Dakota is often warmer than California right now, when it's usually covered in snow.

[kathy001]

06:03 PM on 04/04/2012

Those trailers weigh about 7,000 pounds each. Just saying....

[leftbehinddemo]

08:42 PM on 04/04/2012

I work in the trucking industry, those trailers weigh about 13,600 empty, about 59,600 max loaded, Just saying

[CanuckistanCommie]

02:47 AM on 04/05/2012

53' trailers weigh between 13000 and 15000 lbs empty depending on the manufacturer. Based on the way the trailer flew, they were most likely empty as the cargo would have been tore out of the aluminum siding.

[jdollinter]

10:45 AM on 04/05/2012

Historically Texas holds the record for the most intense tornado with winds over 375 mph. It makes me wonder why Texas consistently has these powerful twisters ?

[loopsparky]

02:36 PM on 04/05/2012

Pat Robertson will tell you that Texas must have a disproportionate number of gays.