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Severe weather hits north Texas - Photo Gallery

A dog that belongs to the Lopez family was injured as severe weather passed near Balsora, Texas in Wise County on Wednesday, May 20, 2015. A lingering storm system in North Texas has spawned at least two tornadoes, damaged buildings and flooded roads. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch Wednesday for the Dallas and Fort Worth areas. (Joyce Marshall/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram via AP) MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST); INTERNET OUT
A dog that belongs to the Lopez family was injured as severe weather passed near Balsora, Texas in Wise County on Wednesday, May 20, 2015. A lingering storm system in North Texas has spawned at least two tornadoes, damaged buildings and flooded roads. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch Wednesday for the Dallas and Fort Worth areas. (Joyce Marshall/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram via AP) MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST); INTERNET OUT
Brandy Snodgrass looks through the damage her second floor apartment by a tornado that touched down in Runaway Bay, Texas on Wednesday, May 20. 2015. The roof was torn off, and her possessions scattered, including their bed sheet lodged in the tree. A lingering storm system in North Texas has spawned at least two tornadoes, damaged buildings and flooded roads. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch Wednesday for the Dallas and Fort Worth areas. (Joyce Marshall/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram via AP) MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST); INTERNET OUT
Brandy Snodgrass looks through the damage her second floor apartment by a tornado that touched down in Runaway Bay, Texas on Wednesday, May 20. 2015. The roof was torn off, and her possessions scattered, including their bed sheet lodged in the tree. A lingering storm system in North Texas has spawned at least two tornadoes, damaged buildings and flooded roads. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch Wednesday for the Dallas and Fort Worth areas. (Joyce Marshall/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram via AP) MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST); INTERNET OUT
Newlyweds Brad and Brandy Snodgrass console each other as they survey the damage to their second floor apartment by a tornado that touched down in Runaway Bay, Texas on Wednesday, May 20. 2015. The roof was torn off, and their possessions scattered. A lingering storm system in North Texas has spawned at least two tornadoes, damaged buildings and flooded roads. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch Wednesday for the Dallas and Fort Worth areas. (Joyce Marshall/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram via AP) MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST); INTERNET OUT
Newlyweds Brad and Brandy Snodgrass console each other as they survey the damage to their second floor apartment by a tornado that touched down in Runaway Bay, Texas on Wednesday, May 20. 2015. The roof was torn off, and their possessions scattered. A lingering storm system in North Texas has spawned at least two tornadoes, damaged buildings and flooded roads. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch Wednesday for the Dallas and Fort Worth areas. (Joyce Marshall/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram via AP) MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST); INTERNET OUT
Newlywed Brandy Snodgrass reacts to the damage to their second floor apartment by a tornado that touched down in Runaway Bay, Texas on Wednesday, May 20. 2015. The roof was torn off, and their possessions scattered. A lingering storm system in North Texas has spawned at least two tornadoes, damaged buildings and flooded roads. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch Wednesday for the Dallas and Fort Worth areas. (Joyce Marshall/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram via AP) MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST); INTERNET OUT
Newlywed Brandy Snodgrass reacts to the damage to their second floor apartment by a tornado that touched down in Runaway Bay, Texas on Wednesday, May 20. 2015. The roof was torn off, and their possessions scattered. A lingering storm system in North Texas has spawned at least two tornadoes, damaged buildings and flooded roads. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch Wednesday for the Dallas and Fort Worth areas. (Joyce Marshall/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram via AP) MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST); INTERNET OUT
Pablo Lopez sorts through the debris left after their rural mobile homes were destroyed by a tornado that touched down near Balsora, Texas in Wise County on Wednesday, May 20, 2015. A lingering storm system in North Texas has spawned at least two tornadoes, damaged buildings and flooded roads. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch Wednesday for the Dallas and Fort Worth areas. (Joyce Marshall/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram via AP) MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST); INTERNET OUT
Pablo Lopez sorts through the debris left after their rural mobile homes were destroyed by a tornado that touched down near Balsora, Texas in Wise County on Wednesday, May 20, 2015. A lingering storm system in North Texas has spawned at least two tornadoes, damaged buildings and flooded roads. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch Wednesday for the Dallas and Fort Worth areas. (Joyce Marshall/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram via AP) MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST); INTERNET OUT
Debris cover a home, automobile and a boat as they were damaged by a tornado that touched down in Runaway Bay, Texas on Wednesday, May 20. 2015. A lingering storm system in North Texas has spawned at least two tornadoes, damaged buildings and flooded roads. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch Wednesday for the Dallas and Fort Worth areas. (Joyce Marshall/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram via AP) MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST); INTERNET OUT
Debris cover a home, automobile and a boat as they were damaged by a tornado that touched down in Runaway Bay, Texas on Wednesday, May 20. 2015. A lingering storm system in North Texas has spawned at least two tornadoes, damaged buildings and flooded roads. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch Wednesday for the Dallas and Fort Worth areas. (Joyce Marshall/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram via AP) MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST); INTERNET OUT
Friends and neighbors help the Campbell family sort through the debris of their home that was damaged by a tornado that touched down near Balsora, Texas in Wise County on Wednesday, May 20, 2015. A lingering storm system in North Texas has spawned at least two tornadoes, damaged buildings and flooded roads. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch Wednesday for the Dallas and Fort Worth areas. (Joyce Marshall/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram via AP) MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST); INTERNET OUT
Friends and neighbors help the Campbell family sort through the debris of their home that was damaged by a tornado that touched down near Balsora, Texas in Wise County on Wednesday, May 20, 2015. A lingering storm system in North Texas has spawned at least two tornadoes, damaged buildings and flooded roads. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch Wednesday for the Dallas and Fort Worth areas. (Joyce Marshall/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram via AP) MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST); INTERNET OUT
Serena Granados sorts through the debris left after the Lopez family 's rural mobile homes were destroyed by a tornado that touched down near Balsora, Texas in Wise County on Wednesday, May 20, 2015. A lingering storm system in North Texas has spawned at least two tornadoes, damaged buildings and flooded roads. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch Wednesday for the Dallas and Fort Worth areas. (Joyce Marshall/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram via AP) MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST); INTERNET OUT
Serena Granados sorts through the debris left after the Lopez family 's rural mobile homes were destroyed by a tornado that touched down near Balsora, Texas in Wise County on Wednesday, May 20, 2015. A lingering storm system in North Texas has spawned at least two tornadoes, damaged buildings and flooded roads. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch Wednesday for the Dallas and Fort Worth areas. (Joyce Marshall/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram via AP) MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST); INTERNET OUT
A horse grazes around debris after a tornado that touched down near Balsora, Texas in Wise County on Wednesday, May 20, 2015. A lingering storm system in North Texas has spawned at least two tornadoes, damaged buildings and flooded roads. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch Wednesday for the Dallas and Fort Worth areas. (Joyce Marshall/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram via AP) MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST); INTERNET OUT
A horse grazes around debris after a tornado that touched down near Balsora, Texas in Wise County on Wednesday, May 20, 2015. A lingering storm system in North Texas has spawned at least two tornadoes, damaged buildings and flooded roads. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch Wednesday for the Dallas and Fort Worth areas. (Joyce Marshall/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram via AP) MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST); INTERNET OUT
A vehicle sits damaged as people sort through the debris after severe weather passed near Balsora, Texas in Wise County on Wednesday, May 20, 2015. A lingering storm system in North Texas has spawned at least two tornadoes, damaged buildings and flooded roads. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch Wednesday for the Dallas and Fort Worth areas. (Joyce Marshall/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram via AP) MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST); INTERNET OUT
A vehicle sits damaged as people sort through the debris after severe weather passed near Balsora, Texas in Wise County on Wednesday, May 20, 2015. A lingering storm system in North Texas has spawned at least two tornadoes, damaged buildings and flooded roads. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch Wednesday for the Dallas and Fort Worth areas. (Joyce Marshall/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram via AP) MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST); INTERNET OUT
The Lopez family sorts through the debris, as their injured dog sits, after their rural mobile homes were destroyed by severe weather near Balsora, Texas in Wise County on Wednesday, May 20, 2015. A lingering storm system in North Texas has spawned at least two tornadoes, damaged buildings and flooded roads. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch Wednesday for the Dallas and Fort Worth areas. (Joyce Marshall/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram via AP) MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST); INTERNET OUT
The Lopez family sorts through the debris, as their injured dog sits, after their rural mobile homes were destroyed by severe weather near Balsora, Texas in Wise County on Wednesday, May 20, 2015. A lingering storm system in North Texas has spawned at least two tornadoes, damaged buildings and flooded roads. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch Wednesday for the Dallas and Fort Worth areas. (Joyce Marshall/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram via AP) MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST); INTERNET OUT
Texas Department of Transportation vehicles parked on Old Iowa Park Road west of Wichita Falls, Texas, Wednesday morning, May 20, 2015, as water covered the road from more than 3.5 inches of rain overnight. (Torin Halsey/Times Record News via AP)
Texas Department of Transportation vehicles parked on Old Iowa Park Road west of Wichita Falls, Texas, Wednesday morning, May 20, 2015, as water covered the road from more than 3.5 inches of rain overnight. (Torin Halsey/Times Record News via AP)
An ederly woman and her pets were rescued from her home on farm to market road (FM) 367, west of Wichita Falls, Texas, Wednesday morning, May 20, 2015. Torrential rain overnight caused several creeks and low areas to flood. (Torin Halsey/Times Record News via AP)
An ederly woman and her pets were rescued from her home on farm to market road (FM) 367, west of Wichita Falls, Texas, Wednesday morning, May 20, 2015. Torrential rain overnight caused several creeks and low areas to flood. (Torin Halsey/Times Record News via AP)
The Wichita County Sheriff's Office Special Response Unit was used to assist residents near market road (FM) 367, near Huntington Lane, west of Wichita Falls, Texas, Wednesday morning, May 20, 2015. Torrential rain overnight caused several creeks and low areas to flood. (Torin Halsey/Times Record News via AP)
The Wichita County Sheriff's Office Special Response Unit was used to assist residents near market road (FM) 367, near Huntington Lane, west of Wichita Falls, Texas, Wednesday morning, May 20, 2015. Torrential rain overnight caused several creeks and low areas to flood. (Torin Halsey/Times Record News via AP)
Residents sift through their belongings, Wednesday, May 20, 2015, after a tornado, the night before, destroyed homes near Balsora, Texas about 45 miles northwest of Fort Worth. A lingering storm system in North Texas has spawned at least two tornadoes, damaged buildings and flooded roads. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch Wednesday for the Dallas and Fort Worth areas. (Joyce Marshall/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram via AP) MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST); INTERNET OUT (REV-SHARE) (ONLN OUT; IONLN OUT - MBI)
Residents sift through their belongings, Wednesday, May 20, 2015, after a tornado, the night before, destroyed homes near Balsora, Texas about 45 miles northwest of Fort Worth. A lingering storm system in North Texas has spawned at least two tornadoes, damaged buildings and flooded roads. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch Wednesday for the Dallas and Fort Worth areas. (Joyce Marshall/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram via AP) MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST); INTERNET OUT (REV-SHARE) (ONLN OUT; IONLN OUT - MBI)
Residents sift through their belongings, Wednesday, May 20, 2015, after a tornado, the night before, destroyed homes near Balsora, Texas about 45 miles northwest of Fort Worth. A lingering storm system in North Texas has spawned at least two tornadoes, damaged buildings and flooded roads. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch Wednesday for the Dallas and Fort Worth areas. (Joyce Marshall/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram via AP) MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST); INTERNET OUT (REV-SHARE) (ONLN OUT; IONLN OUT - MBI)
Residents sift through their belongings, Wednesday, May 20, 2015, after a tornado, the night before, destroyed homes near Balsora, Texas about 45 miles northwest of Fort Worth. A lingering storm system in North Texas has spawned at least two tornadoes, damaged buildings and flooded roads. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood watch Wednesday for the Dallas and Fort Worth areas. (Joyce Marshall/The Fort Worth Star-Telegram via AP) MAGS OUT; (FORT WORTH WEEKLY, 360 WEST); INTERNET OUT (REV-SHARE) (ONLN OUT; IONLN OUT - MBI)
The home of Linda Diaz is surrounded by water at Cindy Park Subdivision, Friday, May 15, 2015, in Banquette, Texas. Diaz and her family have been staying at a Red Cross Shelter in Banquette Junior High School. Rain that lashed a broad swath of Texas on Wednesday brought flooding to many regions, high-water rescues and new rainfall totals on pace to exceed prior years. (Gabe Hernandez/Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP)
The home of Linda Diaz is surrounded by water at Cindy Park Subdivision, Friday, May 15, 2015, in Banquette, Texas. Diaz and her family have been staying at a Red Cross Shelter in Banquette Junior High School. Rain that lashed a broad swath of Texas on Wednesday brought flooding to many regions, high-water rescues and new rainfall totals on pace to exceed prior years. (Gabe Hernandez/Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP)
Mary Allen Rios checks her mail after water flooded her home at Cindy Park Subdivision, Friday, May 15, 2015, in Banquette, Texas. Rios and her family have been staying at a Red Cross Shelter in Banquette Junior High School. Rain that lashed a broad swath of Texas on Wednesday brought flooding to many regions, high-water rescues and new rainfall totals on pace to exceed prior years. (Gabe Hernandez/Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP)
Mary Allen Rios checks her mail after water flooded her home at Cindy Park Subdivision, Friday, May 15, 2015, in Banquette, Texas. Rios and her family have been staying at a Red Cross Shelter in Banquette Junior High School. Rain that lashed a broad swath of Texas on Wednesday brought flooding to many regions, high-water rescues and new rainfall totals on pace to exceed prior years. (Gabe Hernandez/Corpus Christi Caller-Times via AP)