EF3 tornado in Dallas County, Texas

The Midlothian / Ovilla / Glenn Heights tornado began near Midlothian, before ending on the city border of DeSoto and Glenn Heights. In Dallas County, the tornado damaged approximately 35 homes, along with an additional 10 mobile homes. The strongest portion of the tornado occurred near the Ellis / Dallas County line, with EF3 damage observed in both counties.

A potent storm system brought deadly tornadoes and severe weather to North Texas on the 26th followed by waves of heavy rainfall that resulted in significant flooding across parts of North and Central Texas. Twelve tornadoes were confirmed on the afternoon and evening of the 26th, killing 13 and injuring over 300. The strongest tornado was an EF-4 that struck the Garland and Rowlett areas of Dallas and Rockwall County and where most of the fatalities occurred. Then the waves of heavy rain persisted through the night of the 27th until the upper level low moved past the region. The heaviest rainfall and thus most significant flooding was along and east of Interstate 35 where an average of 3-6+ of rain fell.