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A TORNADO sent panicked shoppers fleeing for safety after it hit a Texas Walmart parking lot on Monday.

Shocking video taken in Round Rock shows desperate Texans running inside the store before a truck can be seen flipping over.

Shoppers in Texas were forced to run to safety on Monday after a tornado hit the parking lot
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Shoppers in Texas were forced to run to safety on Monday after a tornado hit the parking lotCredit: James Watson via Storyful
Shocking video taken in Round Rock shows as desperate Texans run inside the store
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Shocking video taken in Round Rock shows as desperate Texans run inside the storeCredit: James Watson via Storyful
People look at an overturned truck in a parking lot after a tornado in a widespread storm system touched down in Round Rock
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People look at an overturned truck in a parking lot after a tornado in a widespread storm system touched down in Round RockCredit: Reuters

One person in the clip can be heard telling fellow shoppers: "Get inside, run, run, run."

Another shouts: "Oh my God, a car. Stay away from the windows."

Pictures posted to social media after the incident show one shopper's injuries after she was "dragged" across the parking lot by the tornado.

Additional footage shows a truck caught up in the high winds, spinning on its side as debris flies past.

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At least one person has died and several have been injured following a series of twisters in the lone star state, it was confirmed on Tuesday morning.

Officials at the state’s Department of Public Safety said there was one fatality in Sherwood Shores.

Thousands more have been left without power across the South, according to 

In Beasley a family of five with children aged between two and seven were injured after their RV flipped over, according to local outlets.

Four more people were rescued from homes in Bowie after properties were " flattened",  reports.

Multiple tornadoes have ripped through parts of Texas and Oklahoma in the last 24 hours, causing widespread damage in areas near Austin and Dallas, officials said.

The storm system was poised to move into Louisiana and Mississippi on Tuesday, carrying the risk of more dangerous tornadoes and powerful winds.

More than eight million Americans across six states have been told to seek shelter.

Officials reported damage throughout Jacksboro, about 60 miles northwest of Fort Worth.

There, the storm ripped the wall and roof from parts of Jacksboro High School.

“It brought tears to my eyes,” school principal Starla Sanders told WFAA-TV in Dallas.

 chief meteorologist Jonathan Porter said: "This is a volatile weather pattern, and we’ve seen these types of storm systems previously produce damaging, dangerous and highly impactful severe weather and flooding." 

A truck can also be seen flipping over in the footage
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A truck can also be seen flipping over in the footageCredit: James Watson via Storyful

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