At Least One Confirmed Twister In North Texas

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(Saginaw, TX) – At least one tornado hit part of North Texas during Wednesday’s severe storms.

The National Weather Service in Fort Worth confirmed this morning that an EF-1 tornado touched down in the Heritage Trace neighborhood, with 90 mph winds and a path almost a half mile long.

DFW Scanner reports a spotter saw blown down signs and power lines in Saginaw.  The NWS has not yet confirmed if a twister hit Saginaw.  More than 8,000 people were left without power in parts of Azle, Saginaw and River Oaks, after storms rolled through Wednesday afternoon.

The NWS captured this photo of the approaching storm from their office located at I-35W and Meacham in North Fort Worth.