An EF-1 tornado touched down in Irving, Texas earlier this week, heavily damaging buildings in the area and bringing down power lines.

Students and families displaced by Tuesday’s tornado in Irving are receiving some much-needed assistance as the cleanup and recovery continue.

It was a scary morning for Irving residents as an EF-1 tornado caused significant damage to homes, apartments, and powerlines, leaving many people shaken up. "I had the covers over my head because I thought the windows were going to blow through," said Pam Watkins, who lives in Irving.

The National Weather Service in Fort Worth sent a team that determined the damage in Irving was caused by at least one tornado.

Hundreds of people are out of their homes after a strong thunderstorm damaged multiple apartment buildings in Irving early Tuesday morning.

An EF-1 tornado with winds up to 90 miles per hour spun up near Unionville, North Carolina as storms pounded the area Wednesday morning, damaging buildings and power poles and threatening nearby schools just as students arrived for class.

A few hours before Tuesday’s dawn, emergency sirens sounded in Irving, waking Jocelyin Ramirez. She looked outside her apartment, where she has lived for the past 12 years, and saw high winds take down a power line.

The Ramirez family is picking up the pieces after a powerful tornado ripped through their Irving, Texas, neighborhood. A GoFundMe page has been established to help them find a new apartment and replace necessities.