At least nine tornadoes have been confirmed in Texas following the severe storms that swept through the state Sunday.

The ominous weather comes as a record-breaking number of Americans were predicted to travel over the holiday weekend.

🌪️ SUNDAY MAY 18 TORNADOES - Our survey teams have now confirmed 7 tornadoes: EF-0 Morton Valley (Eastland) EF-1 Mingus (Palo Pinto) EF-1 Gordon (Palo Pinto) EF-0 Santo (Palo Pinto) EF-0 south of Santo (Palo Pinto) EF-U southeast of Santo (Palo Pinto) EF-0 north of Lipan (Parker) Several people were injured due to the storms, safety officials said.

Over the last 30+ years, tornadoes have touched down the most in our region between 4 p.m. and 9 p.m., according to data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Tornadoes are much more uncommon, but not impossible, in the early morning hours.

We are most thankful that no life threatening injuries occurred,” Gordon school district officials said. “We do have substantial damage on campus. We will assess better in the morning when it is daylight.

A tornado warning has been issued for two major U.S. states on Thursday. The National Weather Service announced on Thursday, May 22 that a tornado warning has been issued for two of the biggest states in the country.

The town of Gordon, Texas, located in southern Palo Pinto County, is picking up the pieces after multiple tornadoes ripped through the area Sunday night, leaving behind a trail of destruction. An EF-1 tornado was confirmed in and near Gordon on May 18,

An EF-1 tornado touched down in and near Gordon on May 18. The National Weather Service Fort Worth confirmed the tornado on Monday, May 19, citing estimated peak winds of 105 mph. An EF-1 rating is assigned for tornadoes with estimated peak winds between 86 and 110 mph.

This after an estimated 21 tornadoes were reported on May 18. Tornadoes damaged homes just before 7 p.m. local time at Grinnell, along Interstate 70 in northeast Kansas, and just before midnight in the area of Plevna in south-central Kansas, the weather service said. No injuries were reported.

All modes of severe weather are possible; however, due to the environmental factors, there is a significant threat for large hail and tornadoes. This means that storms have the potential of developing hailstones that could get up to 2" in diameter or larger along with strong tornadoes.

A year ago, on Saturday, May 25, 2024, the tornado watches and warnings in Denton and Cooke counties might have looked like any others that come to pass each spring