On December 26, 2015, the City of Rowlett and several other cities in North Texas were hit with an EF-4 tornado. As a result almost 1,300 homes in Rowlett were tragically affected. Total destruction of many of these homes was evident only moments after the hit. The path of destruction was over 3 and a half miles long and as wide as a half mile wide. Such an event had never been encountered in Rowlett.