WEATHER PHOTOS: Storm front brings heavy rains to East Texas

Published 6:47 pm Tuesday, November 17, 2015

By Staff Reports

A stop sign is refracted in multiple rain drops on a windshield on Tuesday on the campus of the University of Texas at Tyler. A large storm system stretching from the Gulf of Mexico to The Great Lakes bringing heavy rains and spawning tornado watches and warnings along its path. Andrew D. Brosig/Tyler Morning Telegraph

A large storm front stretching from the Gulf to The Great Lakes moved across the middle of the country Monday and into Tuesday, spawning tornados and heavy rains in its path. At the height of the story, local electric providers reported more than 15,000 Smith County residents without power. 

Here are some images of the storms trip across the Tyler region Tuesday morning.