UPDATE: One person died after a storm Sunday evening overturned multiple RVs at the Sanger/Denton North KOA campground at McClain’s Longhorn RV in Sanger.
Five RVs were overturned at the campground with one resident taken to Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton. The patient was later confirmed deceased.
Building damage was noted on Lois Road as well as at the Villas at Hunnington on Marion Road in Sanger. A total of 43 damage reports were submitted as of late Monday.
The City of Sanger responded to 35 calls between Sunday evening and Monday morning, including four entrapments.
On Monday, reports from local emergency managers indicated tree damage in and around Roanoke, suggesting winds may have reached 60 mph in some areas. At Denton Airport, an Automated Weather Observing System (AWOS) recorded a 60-mph gust, and in Ponder, the National Weather Service measured a peak gust of 72 mph, which caused minor structural damage and widespread tree damage. Denton also recorded .75” hail. Countywide rainfall totals reached 6.7 inches.
Of the damage reports submitted across Denton County, 20 reports indicated major or destroyed-level impacts (including 10 reported as destroyed), 10 reported major damage, 11 reported minor damage, and 12 reported as affected. The heaviest reports were concentrated in and around Sanger along the I-35 corridor, with lighter, scattered reports extending south toward Denton.
Severe storms rolled through Denton County on Sunday evening causing major property damage north of Denton.
The first reports of possible tornado rotation came in at 5:25 p.m., followed by reports of damage just minutes later.
A 45- to 50-foot hole was reported in the roof of the Walmart Distribution Center on I-35 in Sanger. No injuries were reported and all employees were dismissed to go home.
Across the freeway at the Sanger/Denton North KOA campground, which also houses McClain’s Longhorn RV, damages were reported to RVs with one individual sent to Denton Presbyterian Hospital with critical injuries.
Three 18-wheeler tractor trailers were overturned on northbound I-35 south of Sanger at Ganzer Road, which shut down the interstate.
A wind gust of 68 miles per hour was reported in north Denton.
“Walking in a winter wond….” Wait. That’s hail! 😳 Denton County took a beating this evening. Copious amounts of hail fell in this neighborhood when the storm passed over, piling the stones up along the front porch of this home. pic.twitter.com/HCNJ1X8WBE
— DFW Scanner (@DFWscanner) September 22, 2025
The Denton County Office of Emergency Management activated their Emergency Operations Center and sent the Goliath mobile communications command center to Sanger to support operations.
Denton County residents and business owners can report storm damage here.
