Terrified Texans woke to the sound of tornado sirens last night as the latest in a series of brutal storms battered the Lone Star State, leaving a trail of destruction and damage. 

The storms are only the latest in a series to have tortured several states in recent weeks, with 24 people now dead as a result. 

In Texas, ‘extreme’ hail rained down in some cities while others were under a constant barrage of rain – threatening to disrupt the primary runoff election which  decides which Democrats and Republicans will run for various seats in November.  Many Texans took to social media to share their fears, likening it to the ‘end of the world’ while cowering under tables and saying prayers. 

The death toll of 22 also included seven deaths in Cooke County, Texas, from a tornado on Saturday that tore through a mobile home park, officials said, and eight deaths across Arkansas. Astonishing footage also showed an American Airlines Boeing-737 being rotated by severe gusts of wind at Dallas Fort Worth Airport. Luckily no-one was injured. 

Meanwhile, HGTV stars Jenny and Dave Marrs described hiding in a ‘small closet’ from the barrage with their five kids and four pets as their holiday getaway in Arkansas turned into a nightmare. 

The Fixer to Fabulous hosts were vacationing at a cabin in Rogers, which was the epicenter for one of the tornadoes, and Jenny revealed they felt grateful to have survived. 

‘A tornado went through our town last night. A tree is on our neighbor’s house and our power is out,’ she wrote on Instagram. 

‘We are barricaded in by trees in the road. But we are safe. The Memorial Weekend getaway we planned as a family didn’t quite turn out the way we had hoped but, again, we are safe. Nothing else matters.’

The TV star described sitting in a ‘tiny closet’ with seven people, two dogs, a bearded dragon and a lamb as they ‘prayed aloud while the storm passed through’, while their five-year-old son Luke vomited twice out of fear. 

After weathering the storm through the night, they woke to find a tree had fallen on their truck and power lines had been struck down all around them. 

‘We are all a little shaken up this morning and sections of our beloved area are destroyed,’ Jenny wrote.

Texans also described the storm as ‘crazy’ on social media, with one person saying they ‘witnessed water going horizontal with a jet engine noise’. 

Another resident admitted they were ‘crouched’ under furniture in their kitchen while the storm raged around their home. 

This morning around 06:00 a severe thunderstorm moved through DFW Airport with wind gusts over 75+mph. This American Airlines Boeing 737-800 was spun around at gate C21. No injuries were reported. pic.twitter.com/JNVZHnaTjK— Brian Harrison (@brianharrison72) May 28, 2024

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