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Texans residents trapped in homes as tornado rips through state

Tornadoes were reported in Texas on Friday afternoon, with damage confirmed west of Paris and near Sulphur Springs in the northeast of the state. The system is gradually moving east and a tornado watch will also be in effect in parts of Arkansas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Texas according to CNN.There will be another in effect until 8pm local time for other parts of Texas as well as Oklahoma and Arkansas.A tornado emergency has also been issued southwestern McCurtain County and Northeastern Red River County in Oklahoma the first such declaration since April, according to accuweather.It comes as fire and rescue officials have been investigating reports that multiple people have been trapped inside their homes under rubble caused by a tornado north of Paris, Texas.Writing on Twitter Amber Nowaski, a metrologist with Texas based KTEN News, confirmed the reports. Damage from a previous Tornado that hit Texas in March (Image: Getty Images )She said: “Per Paris FD, multiple people are reported trapped in their homes after a tornado passed through Powderly, Texas.”@weather_studios added: “Sad scenes coming out from Powderly Texas.”This recent #tornado in #Texas brought considerable damage to homes and property.”Reports of people trapped in homes.”READ MORE: Janitor charged with assault after ‘urinating in water’Per Paris FD, multiple people are reported trapped in their homes after a tornado passed through Powderly, Texas. This home was located in Powderly off 271 North pic.twitter.com/IkAG1JRyUk- Amber Nowaski (@AmberN_WX) November 4, 2022 Late on Friday afternoon over 20,000 households in Texas were also without power due not just to tornadoes but also thunderstorms and other types of severe weather ravaging the state.According to PowerOutage.us, 23,807 customers lost power.There have also been minimal outages in neighbouring states such as Oklahoma and Louisiana.A number of images on social media have shown the extent of the damage in Texas.DON’T MISS: Geri Horner and Ed Sheeran represent Brits at American Grand Prix [REVEAL] Brad Pitt, 58, looks beyond youthful as he is pictured at Grand Prix  [INSIGHT] Texas election fury as inspectors sent to Democratic leaning county  [SPOTLIGHT] ������#BREAKING: Significant damage in Paris Texas������#Paris l #TexasMultiple emergency crews are on their way to Paris Texas as heart breaking taken by Brandon W Smith on Facebook shows dozens of homes and trees are Significantly damage after a tornado past by about an hour ago pic.twitter.com/GaKyG65y89- R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) November 4, 2022 Videos and photos posted online showed roofs ripped off homes, fences torn apart, small buildings leveled and utility poles knocked over with downed power lines.Writing on Twitter, a user said: “Pray for people in Lamar County (TX).”Tornado hit small town of Powderly earlier.”People are trapped, some feared to be dead. God bless ’em.”

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