Tornado Touches Down In Fannin County; Thunderstorms Drop Lots Of Hail On Parts Of North Texas

NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Multiple North Texans share images of a tornado that passed through Leonard in Fannin County Monday evening, March 14.

Michael Reid shared a video on Facebook.

Tornado heading towards Leonard

Posted by Michael Reid on Monday, March 14, 2022

Mark Buchanan shared a photo of the tornado west of Leonard.

Tornado in Fannin County (credit: Mark Buchanan)

The tornado did cause damage in Fannin County a few miles west of Leonard.

Barns, homes and other buildings were damaged, but there were no reports of injuries.

Angie Compton Yost shared images of some of the damage she found in Leonard.

Storm damage in Leonard (credit: Angie Compton Yost)
Storm damage in Leonard (credit: Angie Compton Yost)

Pea to walnut-sized hail also fell in parts of North Texas Monday evening as storms rolled in from east to west.

Some heavy bands of it rolled through between 5:30 and 7:00 p.m.

Mike Hanson in Prosper shared a photo of a handful of hail.

Hail in Prosper (credit: Mike Hanson)

Dina M. showed off hail about an inch in diameter collected in Frisco.

Hail in Frisco (credit: Dina M.)

Some folks, including Amber Puga and Rendell Barnes, shared video as the hail was coming down in Dallas.

Tori Westminster shared video of a strong hail storm that popped up suddenly in Rockwall County around 6:30 p.m.

At this point, there have been no reports of serious damage.

A little earlier, Villela shared an image of a rainbow from Melissa in Collin County.

Rainbow in Melissa (credit: Manuel Villela (CBS 11)

And CBS 11 reporter Nick Starling shared a rainbow shot from Fort Worth.

 

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