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19:57Z EF0 KTLX OK Mcclain Byars A brief weak tornado was reported.
20:03Z EF0 KFWS TX Hill Hubbard The Hubbard Volunteer Fire Department observed a tornado just north of the city of Hubbard.
20:44Z EF0 KFWS TX Henderson Eustace Trained spotters observed and photographed a brief tornado over open land to the northeast of Eustace.
21:38Z EF0 KFWS TX Rains Emory Trained spotters observed and photographed a brief tornado near the south shore of Lake Fork.
23:10Z EF0 KFWS TX Hill Hillsboro Muni Arpt Trained spotters reported a brief tornado to the northwest of the city of Hillsboro. The Hill County Emergency Manager relayed the report to the NWS office in Fort Worth.
23:33Z EF0 KFWS TX Hopkins Arbala A storm chaser observed a brief tornado south of Sulphur Springs at 5:33 PM.
23:43Z EF0 KFWS TX Ellis Maypearl The Maypearl Volunteer Fire Department reported an observed tornado just north of the city, over open fields.
00:01Z EF3 KFWS TX Ellis Sardis This tornado produced a long and narrow damage path from just northeast of the Mid-Way Regional airport near Midlothian to the Ellis County line. The tornado then continued into Dallas County. Sixty-seven single family homes were affected, with 23 of these being completely destroyed. The strongest portion of the tornado occurred near the Ellis / Dallas County line, with EF3 damage observed in both counties.
00:10Z EF3 KFWS TX Dallas De Soto Carroll Arpt The Midlothian / Ovilla / Glenn Heights tornado began near Midlothian, before ending on the city border of DeSoto and Glenn Heights. In Dallas County, the tornado damaged approximately 35 homes, along with an additional 10 mobile homes. The strongest portion of the tornado occurred near the Ellis / Dallas County line, with EF3 damage observed in both counties.
00:46Z EF4 KFWS TX Dallas New Hope The Garland and Rowlett tornado began in Sunnyvale, where several mobile homes were destroyed along a wide and long path. The full tornado length was a little over 13 miles, with nearly ten miles within Dallas County. Nine people lost their lives in vehicles as the tornado crossed Interstate 30 at the President George Bush Turnpike. Another male died after sustaining injuries in a collapsed home in Rowlett. Eight of the 10 died that night, but one died on January 8th from his injuries, and another passed away on January 18th. The tornado affected nearly 600 homes in Dallas County, destroying nearly 400 of these homes. Twenty-two businesses were affected by this tornado, with one business being completely destroyed.
00:59Z EF2 KFWS TX Rockwall Lake Ray Hubbard The Garland / Rowlett tornado continued across a small tract of land in western Rockwall County. The tornado continued doing significant damage in the City of Rowlett, before moving onto Lake Ray Hubbard and dissipating over the lake.
01:00Z EF0 KFWS TX Ellis Telico Trained Spotters observed a tornado approximately six to eight miles northeast of Ennis, just north of Highway 34. This tornado damaged a few barns.
01:09Z EF2 KFWS TX Collin Copeville A National Weather Service damage survey team found damage consistent with an EF-2 tornado in and near Copeville. The damage began in a residential area, damaging over 30 homes. The strongest part of the storm was along State Highway 78, where several businesses were destroyed, including a gas station / convenience store at SH 78 and FM 1778, where two people were killed. The tornado had a serpentine path, going on both sides of SH 78, before lifting in an open field about halfway between Copeville and Farmersville.
01:17Z EF1 KFWS TX Collin Farmersville The National Weather Service damage survey crew found damage that began near U.S 380 and traveled north, just on the northwest side of Farmersville. Several homes, including six mobile homes in close proximity, were either damaged or destroyed.
01:33Z EF1 KFWS TX Collin Fayburg A National Weather Service damage survey crew found evidence of an EF-1 tornado for the last tornado of 2015. This tornado produced a fairly wide, serpentine path as it moved through northeastern Collin County. As the tornado was ending, it hit a cluster of mobile homes to the northeast of Blue Ridge, killing a two day old baby.

Storm reports are derived from "The Storm Events Database" (National Centers for Environmental Information) and/or "Past Storm Reports" (Storm Prediction Center).