LEWISVILLE, Texas — Overnight storms scattered insulation and other roofing debris across several miles of Lewisville and Carrollton. Unfortunately, much of it came from one massive building that could take months to repair.

A large portion of Benjamin Moore Paints Distribution Center’s roof peeled away, collapsing a south-facing wall that crushed trailers and storage containers in the parking lot.

A company spokesperson told WFAA that the damage at the facility on the north side of the Sam Rayburn Tollway happened in the early morning hours before any employees were on the property. No one was injured and they are assessing the damage and its implications to their operations. 

Tollway work crews spent hours cleaning debris from State Highway 121. Additional debris — including insulation and sheet metal — could be found several blocks into the Carrollton side of the tollway.

Just a few blocks north of the distribution center, the storm paid a visit to resident Morgan Martin first. A gust of wind blew in an entire window and its frame at her apartment on Leora Lane, the incident was captured on the camera she uses to watch her cats while she is at work. 

“It was scary, the wind was really strong,” Martin said. “I had to force all my body weight into [the window] to shove it back up.” 

Scary for the cats too. The video shows two leaping for at least one of their lives.

“I just feel really lucky,” Martin added. 

And if you follow a straight line from Morgan Martin’s apartment through Benjamin Moore Paints into Dallas, you would pass scores of downed trees, battered and tossed backyard trampolines, and the Wray Apartment Homes on Marsh Lane. A half dozen chimneys in the apartment complex were toppled by the wind. No injuries were reported there either and apartment management is still tallying the extent of the damage.

The Carrollton Fire Department also stopped to check on the condition of the Branch Church Vista Ridge. No one was in the building when they arrived. Firefighters responded to calls from drivers along Highway 121 who noticed the steeple of the church leaning precariously to the northwest. WFAA reached a church representative who said they were still checking just how extensive the storm damage might be.