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Tornado damage updates: See photos, video from Decatur, Grapevine in North Texas

Storms that moved through North Texas early Tuesday morning prompted a tornado warning for Northeast Tarrant County until 9:15 a.m. and resulted in damages and traffic accidents in Wise, Parker and Jack counties. There have been several reports of a tornado near Grapevine, according to the National Weather Service.

At one point, tornado warnings were in effect for Tarrant, Wise and Hood and surrounding counties before the storms moved east toward Dallas County.

A tornado watch was in effect for the region until 11 a.m. Tuesday.

See below for a roundup of photos and social media posts of the results of the storm. If you have any photos or videos of what happened in your area, please stay safe and send those photos to webeditors@star-telegram.com or tag us @startelegram on Twitter.

Grapevine

A trained spotter reported damage to a commercial building on the west side of Grapevine, according to the weather service. Photos and video posted to social media showed some structural damage was reported at a Sam’s Club, at 1701 W. State Highway 114. Photos show a wrecked tractor-trailer near the building and debris on nearby railroad tracks.

Wise County

Damage to a home has been reported near FM 730 and FM 2264 near Decatur, and a semi truck was overturned on U.S. 287 in Decatur.

Parker County

In Parker County, the weather service received a report of multiple 18-wheelers flipped over near Interstate 20 and Dennis Road. Video also showed damage to trees in the area.

Jack County

In Jack County, the weather service received reports of barns damaged along Highway 281 southeast of Jacksboro.

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Breaking News Editor Amy McDaniel contributed to this report.

This story was originally published December 13, 2022 at 10:30 AM.

Jake Harris
Fort Worth Star-Telegram
Jake Harris is the Service Journalism Editor for the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. He has spent nearly 10 years working as a digital producer across newsrooms in Texas. He mainly writes about pop culture and local North Texas happenings and occasionally writes concert reviews.
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