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This funnel was tracking near Dallas on Tuesday.
By msnbc.com staff
At least two tornadoes appear to have touched down in areas around Dallas on Tuesday, NBC News reported.
With the storms still moving through the area, at least four homes were were damaged or destroyed, NBCDFW.com reported.
"This is a serious situation," the NBC affiliate reported over the air, as meteorologists showed live footage of "debris balls" in Dallas and Tarrant counties.
Live video showed a huge funnel cloud moving through a populated area as flashes of exploding power lines lit the sky.
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