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4 tornadoes confirmed in Friday's storms across Dallas-Fort Worth area, NWS says

The four tornadoes occurred Friday night in an hour's timespan, damage survey shows.

DALLAS — Friday night's storms prompted several tornado warnings across the Dallas-Fort Worth Area as it brought lighting, rain, and strong winds. 

On Tuesday, the National Weather Service in Fort Worth confirmed four tornadoes hit North Texas. 

According to the NWS, damage survey from the storms shows the tornadoes happened around 5:40 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. across three counties. 

The Joshua tornado started at 5:41 p.m. and ended at 5:47 p.m. It happened in Johnson County and was rated an EF-1 tornado. 

The Cooper tornado started at 6:15 p.m. and ended at 6:17 p.m. It occurred in Delta County and was rated an EF-0 tornado. 

The Enloe tornado also hit Delta County and was rated an EF-0. It started at 6:22 p.m. and ended at 6:23 p.m. 

The Irving tornado rated an EF-0, hit Dallas County at 6:42 p.m. and ended at 6:44 p.m., according to the NWS. 

In addition to tornado damage, a house erupted in flames Friday night after the initial line of storms passed through Johnson County, according to Burleson Fire Chief K.T. Freeman. 

No one was home during the incident. Fire officials say lightning is the suspected cause of the fire that destroyed the home. 

A person in Dallas also died after their vehicle flipped over into a creek due to the severe weather conditions, authorities said. 

RELATED: 1 person dead after car flipped into Dallas creek during storms

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