It was a scary morning for Irving residents as an EF-1 tornado caused significant damage to homes, apartments, and powerlines, leaving many people shaken up. "I had the covers over my head because I thought the windows were going to blow through," said Pam Watkins, who lives in Irving.

Hundreds of people are out of their homes after a strong thunderstorm damaged multiple apartment buildings in Irving early Tuesday morning.

Strong winds knocked out power for hundreds of thousands of North Texans, toppled street signs and ripped roofs off of homes Tuesday morning. Driving the news: An EF-1 tornado briefly touched down in Irving and traveled less than a mile,

The National Weather Service in Fort Worth sent a team that determined the damage in Irving was caused by at least one tornado.

In Irving, a tornado with winds up to 110 mph struck, while another touched down in the 16,000-resident city of Ada, Oklahoma, according to preliminary information from the National Weather Service. There were also two tornadoes in Louisiana’s northern Caddo Parish and at least five in eastern Oklahoma.

In the wake of Tuesday's devastating storms, the National Weather Service has identified a second EF-1 tornado in North Texas. Early Wednesday morning, a survey team arrived in Wise County and discovered a narrow path of destruction near Cottondale,

The Dallas-Fort Worth area was hit with severe storms Tuesday that spawned an EF-1 tornado in Irving and, meteorologists confirmed Wednesday another EF-1 tornado and wind damage in Wise County. Residents in Irving — where the weather service confirmed a tornado touched down on Pioneer Drive between North MacArthur and North O’Connor boulevards — reported the wind shaking their homes.