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The National Weather Service in Fort Worth confirms several tornadoes struck North Texas on Monday night.
A storm survey crew confirmed an EF-2 tornado occurred northwest of the town of Blum, which is about 45 miles south of Fort Worth.
"Our storm survey crew has confirmed an EF-2 tornado with estimated 130 mph wind speeds occurred northwest of the town of Blum in far northwestern Hill County around 7:25 pm Monday evening," the service said in a tweet.
Another EF-2 tornado with winds up to 120 miles per hour hit Ellis County near Waxahachie around 8:45 p.m., crossing Interstate 35-E. Weaker tornadoes, classified as EF-0, hit parts of Hood County, Johnson County and northern Collin County.