IRVING, Texas — On Tuesday, an EF1 tornado ripped through neighborhoods near Pioneer Drive and North O’Connor Road in Irving. Rene Perdomo and his family woke up to the damage Tuesday morning. “All that loud wind and banging, three seconds at most. Had it been more probably our house wouldn't be here,” Perdomo said.

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.