Officer D. York / Richland Hills PD

A police officer snapped this cell phone photo of a funnel cloud in Richland Hills.

DALLAS — A storm moving across North Texas on Friday killed at least one person, injured at least five others and caused significant damage to buildings in and around Fort Worth, authorities said. Portions of East Dallas also were hit by the high winds and heavy rain and more than 20,000 homes were without power.

A man was killed at a lumber yard in Haltom City after a pile of wood fell on top of him, a Fort Worth fire spokesman said. He was pulled out from beneath the debris but died before paramedics could get him to a hospital.

Five others suffered minor injuries at Minyard's supermarket on Beach Street north of Highway 121. Employees said a tornado touched down and ripped a hole in the roof.

Michael Clay, 20, said the twister caused severe damage in parts of the interior, but he didn't think there were any serious injuries.

"It touched down right in the middle of the building," he said. "Right between Aisle 5 and 6."

Clay and other employees said they and the customers ran to the meat vault for protection. Within a minute, he said, it was over.

"I don't have a job now," Clay said, "but I'm so glad to be alive.

The storm also damaged some businesses in an industrial park area, Fort Worth police spokesman Lt. Dean Sullivan said.

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The storm opened Valley Missionary Baptist Church to the heavens.

Television news footage showed storm damage in an industrial park in Haltom City that knocked about a dozen tractor-trailers on their sides. The Valley Missionary Baptist Church there was destroyed.

The American Red Cross established a shelter for storm victims at Christian Center of Fort Worth at 4301 Northeast 28th Street between Beach Street and Haltom Road.

TXU Electric Delivery reported 23,000 weather-related power outages across the Dallas-Fort Worth area as of 9:30 p.m. Friday.

A National Weather Service meteorologist said there was almost certainly one tornado that touched down in Tarrant County. Trained storm spotters saw what was likely another tornado in northern Dallas County.

The meteorologist said officials might not be able to determine if the storm system produced any tornadoes until Saturday.

"There is some scattered damage and some of it is rather significant," meteorologist Alan Moller said.

A residential neighborhood in Haltom City tucked between Interstate 35 and an industrial park suffered a direct hit. The storm tore roofs off houses and destroyed porches and garages.

Amanda Rymer of Haltom City said she pulled her 2-year-old daughter out of her living room just seconds before the roof caved in above them.

"I felt my house start shaking like the wind and I ran in here and grabbed my little girl," said Rymer, 21. "As soon as I moved her, the roof fell in right where she was standing."

Rymer said she rushed her daughter into a bedroom and pulled a mattress over her. Then she ran back to the living room for her 2-month-old son, who was sitting in a baby swing.

"I didn't know if I was going to come out here and my little boy would be dead or alive or even here," she said.

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Storm clouds over Texas Motor Speedway sent NASCAR fans scurrying for shelter.

The storm also forced the cancellation of NASCAR Nextel Cup qualifying races at Texas Motor Speedway.

Thousands of fans who showed up to watch qualifying were advised to move to safety as tornado sirens blared at the speedway in Fort Worth.

Storms also canceled a series of promotional events, including a Cheap Trick concert and appearances by race car drivers, in downtown Fort Worth.

A tornado was spotted near Bedford, a suburb in between Dallas and Forth Worth, according to the National Weather Service.

In East Dallas, high winds damaged roofs, ripped apart carports and knocked out power.

Ubaldo Prado said he saw the storm approach the neighborhood and quickly got inside his house.

"Something loud came; you could hear it, like an airplane," he said. "When this happened, you couldn't see anything [outside]. It wasn't good. I won't forget that noise."

Tree limbs were down in Prado's neighborhood and one home showed significant roof damage. Scattered power lines were also down on Peavy Road near the 1700 lbock of Grooss Road.

Prado, 40, said there was no damage to his home.

Kelly high, assistant director of street services for the City of Dallas said his department had received about 15 calls regarding downed tree limbs and other damage on city streets. Because of the weather forecast, High said, "we held our day crews over in anticipation of this.

He said it was difficult to determine the extent of the damage due to scattered power outages. High said the night crew would work through the early morning to clean up the area.

"When people wake up in the morning, the calls will spike," he said.

The storms caused flight delays at both Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport and at Dallas Love Field Friday evening.

WFAA-TV, The Dallas Morning News and the Associated Press contributed to this report.