At least five passengers aboard a United Airlines flight bound for Houston were injured Sunday night when the plane ran into severe turbulence, forcing it to make an unexpected landing, according to reports.

Severe turbulence forced a SkyWest flight that originated from Springfield, Missouri, to divert to Waco, Texas, Sunday night, injuring five people.

A flight from Springfield, Missouri to Houston had to land at the Waco Regional Airport around 6:30 p.m. on Sunday due to turbulence. That's around the same time that storms were moving through North Texas.

A United Express plane flying from Springfield, Missouri, to Houston was forced to make an emergency landing in Waco, Texas, after hitting severe turbulence that left five passengers injured. Officials say it was actually just one of three flights that had to be diverted to Waco because of that turbulence.

Five passengers on a SkyWest Airlines flight diverted to Waco by weather received minor injuries Sunday, March 2. A SkyWest statement said SkyWest Flight 5690, operating as United Express from Springfield,

A United Airlines flight traveling from Springfield, Missouri, to Houston, Texas, was diverted to Waco Regional Airport after experiencing severe turbulence.

Severe turbulence forced a SkyWest flight that originated from Springfield, Missouri, to divert to Waco, Texas, Sunday night, injuring five people.

Five people were injured on a United Airlines flight Sunday amid turbulence so severe that multiple flights were diverted to Waco Regional Airport in central Texas.

Five hospitalized after violent turbulence on United flight from Missouri to Houston - ‘SkyWest and United are making sure the injured customers get the care they need’ said the airline

After an incoming Texas flight entered a massive storm system, severe turbulence forced the aircraft to divert their path after 5 passengers were injured.

At least five people were injured after experiencing severe turbulence on a United Airlines flight from Springfield, Missouri

A United Airlines flight had to make an emergency landing in Waco, Texas, on Sunday evening after it hit severe turbulence that injured five passengers, officials said.