{"id":2595547,"date":"2026-04-27T07:54:02","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T11:54:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tornadoes-in-northern-texas-leave-at-least-two-dead-and-destroy-multiple-homes\/"},"modified":"2026-04-27T07:54:57","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T11:54:57","slug":"tornadoes-in-northern-texas-leave-at-least-two-dead-and-destroy-multiple-homes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tornadoes-in-northern-texas-leave-at-least-two-dead-and-destroy-multiple-homes\/","title":{"rendered":"Tornadoes in northern Texas leave at least two dead and destroy multiple homes"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftornadoes-in-northern-texas-leave-at-least-two-dead-and-destroy-multiple-homes%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2595547&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A tornado-producing thunderstorm in northern Texas killed at least two people and displaced at least 20 families, leaving many homes wiht major damage. Wise County officials said emergency crews had trouble accessing some areas due to blocked roads and downed utilities,while they cleared debris and provided medical help.<\/p>\n<p>In Runaway Bay, at least one death was reported Saturday night. Springtown also saw serious damage, including a second fatality south of the city limits. National Weather Service teams confirmed an EF-2 tornado in the Runaway Bay area (peak winds around 135 mph) and an EF-1 tornado in the Springtown area (peak winds around 105 mph). The <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >slow-moving supercell passed<\/a> through around 10 p.m., traveling southeast from near Wichita Falls toward just west of Fort Worth, with radar detecting a particularly dangerous tornado-producing storm near Azle earlier in the evening. Widespread power outages were among the biggest ongoing difficulties for residents.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p><strong>RUNAWAY BAY, Texas (AP) \u2014<\/strong> A tornado-producing <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/storm\/\">thunderstorm<\/a> left at least two people dead in northern <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\">Texas<\/a> and displaced at least 20 families, with many homes sustaining major damage, authorities said Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>At least one person was killed and numerous homes were damaged Saturday night in the town of Runaway Bay, said Wise County Judge J.D. Clark, who serves as the county\u2019s chief executive. Emergency responders worked to clear debris to reach damaged homes and provide medical care where needed, Clark said.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4543890\/tornadoes-northern-texas-at-least-2-dead\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Tornadoes in northern Texas leave at least 2 dead and destroy multiple homes<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4543875\/three-narco-terrorists-killed-lethal-kinetic-strike-eastern-pacific\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Three <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/three-suspected-narco-terrorists-killed-in-lethal-kinetic-strike-in-eastern-pacific\/\" title=\"Three suspected narco-terrorists ... in \u2018lethal kinetic strike\u2019 in eastern Pacific\">suspected narco-terrorists killed<\/a> in \u2018lethal kinetic strike\u2019 in eastern Pacific<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/4543862\/king-charles-trip-to-us-proceed-as-planned\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>King Charles III trip to US will \u2018proceed as planned\u2019 despite WHCA dinner shooting<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p>\u201cAccess has been difficult due to blocked roadways and downed utilities, but crews have continued pushing forward to reach those in need,\u201d Clark said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>The storm also hit Springtown, where Parker County Assistant Fire Chief David Pruitt said in an email that a second person died south of the city limits. There was \u201csignificant damage\u201d in the area, Pruitt said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne of the most significant ongoing challenges is the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/tornadoes-in-northern-texas-leave-at-least-2-dead-and-destroy-multiple-homes\/\" title=\"Tornadoes in ... at least 2 dead and ...\">widespread power outage affecting<\/a> many residents,\u201d he wrote.<\/p>\n<p>National Weather Service teams confirmed that an EF-2 tornado with peak winds of 135 mph (217 kph) touched down in the Runaway Bay area. An EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 105 mph (169 kph) was confirmed in the Springtown area, the weather service said.<\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4543496\/republicans-democrats-unite-after-whca-shooting\/\"><strong>REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS UNITE AFTER WHCA SHOOTING: \u2018VIOLENCE HAS NO PLACE\u2019<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The slow-moving supercell traveled through the area around 10 p.m. Saturday, said meteorologist Patricia Sanchez with the Fort Worth weather service office.<\/p>\n<p>It moved southeast from around Wichita Falls, near the Oklahoma border, passing just west of Fort Worth. Runaway Bay is about 45 miles (72 kilometers) northwest of Fort Worth on Lake Bridgeport. Springtown is about 30 miles (48 kilometers) northwest of Fort Worth.<\/p>\n<p>Weather service radar picked up a \u201cpotentially large and extremely dangerous\u201d tornado near Azle at 10:14 p.m. Saturday. That\u2019s about another 10 miles (16 kilometers) southeast of Springtown.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Runaway Bay: Tornado storm kills two, displaces 20 families<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2634,"featured_media":2595549,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/texas-tornado-e1777287439168.webp?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[78655,32173,8955],"class_list":["post-2595547","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-northern-texas","tag-severe-weather","tag-tornadoes"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/texas-tornado-e1777287439168.webp?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2595547","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2634"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2595547"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2595547\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2595551,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2595547\/revisions\/2595551"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2595549"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2595547"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2595547"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2595547"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}