Tornadoes tracked across parts of Texas on Saturday, leaving behind a swath of damage, injuring dozens of people and killing at least four, according to multiple reports.
Preliminary reports to the National Weather Service in Fort Worth indicated that as many as three tornadoes raked over parts of Henderson, Van Zandt and Rains counties in eastern Texas. Crews will survey the damage Sunday to determine the strength of the twisters.
"We have a lot of injuries," a dispatcher with the Van Zandt County Sheriff's Office told KXAS-TV. The dispatcher added that there was "a lot of damage."
At least five people were killed in the storms, according to KTVT. None of the victims have been identified.
One person was found dead in a pasture in Canton, the Ben Wheeler Volunteer Fire Department told KTVT. The Canton Fire Department told KXAS-TV that another person was killed along Highway 64 when a tornado threw the person’s vehicle.
Nearly 50 people were taken to hospitals with a variety of injuries after the tornadoes struck, including one with critical injuries.
A dispatcher at the Van Zandt County Sheriff's Office told The Associated Press that "officers were chasing numerous injury reports."
Video from local television stations shows uprooted threes, damaged homes and overturned cars along roadways.
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