The videos posted on social networks are impressive.
As a tornado slams into the parking lot of a Walmart in Round Rock, Texas, distraught customers run for shelter inside the store, fleeing the high winds that threaten them and hurt them. debris flying around them.
On Monday, the north and center of this southern United States state were hit by several tornadoes, more than a dozen according to local media.
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In Elgin, near Austin, a tornado hunter filmed from his car an apocalyptic scene in which a vehicle is literally swept away by the winds.
The driver, a 17-year-old young man who was on board, miraculously escaped unscathed.
In the nearby Round Rock area, authorities also reported severe structural damage.
Homes, a school and businesses suffered significant damage.
According to the Associated Press, a woman in her 70s was killed and more than a dozen people were injured.
Meteorological services indicated that the storm would move in the coming hours further east of the country, towards Louisiana and the state of Mississippi, with a high risk of dangerous tornadoes and powerful winds.