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"He's gone. And I'm still in shock," Jackeline Madrid said.
"Please know this: Wise County takes care of Wise County, and we are going to stand strong and we're going to stand together," County Judge J.D. Clark said.
The National Weather Service confirmed that two deadly tornadoes caused significant destruction and multiple fatalities across Wise and Parker counties during a night of severe storms in North Texas.
Tornadoes, large hail, intense straight-line winds, and significant flash flooding was witnessed across North Texas Saturday night. Sadly, the storms were deadly. A dryline to the west was the key trigger for this devastating storm.
Following a night of deadly tornadoes and 90 mph winds, Texas remains under a weather alert for Sunday, with a conditional risk for isolated severe storms capable of producing 2+ inch hail.
A large rain-wrapped tornado tracked from north of Archer City through Scotland to Windthorst, Texas, as sirens blared amid widespread North Texas warnings.
Last night tornadoes killed 8 people in Texas, bringing the death toll due to severe weather on this holiday weekend to at least 26. CBS News Correspondent Mark Strassmann reports from Holly Springs,