At least 10 people were unaccounted for early Monday after a tornado roared through a city east of Dallas in the middle of the night and caused extensive damage, authorities said. Three people were confirmed dead in Texas and Arkansas.
In the city of Van, Texas, officers with search dogs went door to door looking for people trapped in dozens of homes that were damaged or reduced to splinters. Cars were crushed, and the windows of an elementary school were blown out.
Morgan Warrington, a high school senior from Van, told NBC News that her parents' house was just outside the storm. Her aunt was not so lucky.
"She lost everything," Warrington said. "Her and her kids, and my grandma and her husband, had been at her house when it hit. Everyone is OK, but their house and the whole street was completely demolished. They're fine, just sore and bruised."