NWS Now Confirms Nine Twisters In North Texas

(Dallas, TX) — The National Weather Service now says a total of nine tornadoes swept through North Texas on Sunday night.

The agency on Monday confirmed that two twisters hit Kaufman County, in addition to the others already confirmed. Tornadoes also touched down in Dallas, Ferris, Midlothian, Rockwall, Rowlett, Garland, and Van Zandt County. The agency says the longest confirmed tornado path was the one in North Dallas, which extended for nearly 16 miles.

As of Wednesday morning, about 11-thousand power outages were still reported.