Terrifying Videos Show Extreme Texas Weather Amid Ongoing Tornado Watches

Properties have been severely damaged after tornadoes ripped through Texas on Monday—and the violent weather was captured on video.

Tornadoes were reported in multiple Texas cities including Elgin, Round Rock and Luling. As of Tuesday morning, tornado watches and other weather alerts remained in place for several areas in Texas including state capital Austin. A full list of alerts, updated frequently, can be found on the National Weather Service's (NWS) website here.

Scenes of people fleeing from the chaos at a Walmart parking lot were filmed by James Watson, seen below. Debris can be seen flying through the air as people still outside are urged to run indoors and away from windows.

In other footage taken by Twitter user Andrew Messersmith, a tornado can be seen apparently forming in the distance near Elgin on Monday evening. Messersmith also documented property damage, with debris strewn across fields.

In a Facebook post, Elgin Police Department asked drivers to "be careful, slow down and be kind to one another" and noted reports of damage to several structures and power outages in some areas affecting signal lights.

At least one person is reported to have been injured according to Chris Noble, chief of police at the Elgin Police Department. Noble told Newsweek on Tuesday morning: "Fortunately we only had one person injured requiring hospitalization; serious, but not life threatening."

Meanwhile, the Central and South Texas Red Cross disaster relief charity said it would be assessing damage on Tuesday and said people should get in touch if their homes have been significantly affected by the weather.

Citizens have also been advised to report property damage on the iSTAT damage survey via the Texas Division of Emergency Management.

As of 5:40 a.m. on Tuesday morning a number of flash flood warnings were in place for various regions across Texas—more details can be found on the NWS alerts page here.

Texas is no stranger to tornadoes. The state forms part of what is colloquially known as Tornado Alley—a region of the U.S. where there is a high potential for tornado development.

In 2021, Texas topped the list of states with the most tornadoes with 94 from January to September that year, according to U.S. News citing the NOAA Storm Events Database.

Tornadoes form when warm air rises and cool air falls, causing spinning air currents inside storm clouds. These spinning currents can drop down from the cloud and make contact with the ground, which forms a tornado.