Tornadoes tore through Texas on Wednesday night and caused several fatalities.

Sheriff Roger Deeds said told CNN that one tornado flattened houses in Hood County, near Fort Worth, killing an unknown number of people and injuring dozens of others.

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There were reports of severe storms and tornadoes striking throughout North Texas.