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Family and Wise County officials have identified the man who died Saturday night when a tornado swept through a Wise County town. Juan Madrid died after an EF-2 tornado hit his home in Runaway Bay, according to his daughter Jackeline Madrid and Wise County Judge J.D. Clark.
The National Weather Service confirmed that two deadly tornadoes caused significant destruction and multiple fatalities across Wise and Parker counties during a night of severe storms in North Texas.
Cleanup efforts will begin on Monday after a deadly tornado displaced residents, downed trees and destroyed homes in Runaway Bay, officials say.
"Please know this: Wise County takes care of Wise County, and we are going to stand strong and we're going to stand together," County Judge J.D. Clark said.
National Weather Service survey teams confirmed Sunday that an EF-2 tornado touched down in Wise County during Saturday’s severe storms, packing winds that reached 135 mph.