Valley View tornado survivors struggle to rebuild a year after deadly storm
A couple in Valley View is still recovering one year after a deadly EF-3 tornado ripped across town.
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A couple in Valley View is still recovering one year after a deadly EF-3 tornado ripped across town.
The proclamation was originally issued on April 30, days after severe storms caused widespread damage throughout North Texas.
Severe weather ripped through North Texas April 26 through June 5, including several powerful tornadoes.
Officials say they found a wiring issue Wednesday, where power is drawn from the building. They say the issue has been fixed and the siren is back in service.
Jeff Collinsworth said he can still hear Saturday's tornado in Valley View and his neighbor's piercing cries for help.
Debris from the tornado reached an altitude of 5,200 feet, according to CBS News Texas meteorologist Jeff Ray.
As of Monday, NWS Survey teams say four tornadoes hit North Texas Saturday night.
"We're all brothers, no matter where we come from, what we do, or what our background is, and we take care of each other."
"Everything's gone, it's devastated. It's our life's work."
Damage from across North Texas that was left behind by two tornadoes on May 25.
Volunteers and North Texas organizations are stepping up to help those impacted by Saturday's tornadoes.
More than 100 people ran to a gas station in Valley View for their safety as a tornado ripped through the North Texas town.
The walls of the gas station may have crumbled in the face of wind speeds up to 135 miles per hour as a tornado raced through Saturday night., tossing tractor-trailers into the building with ease and smashing windows, but this building served as a refuge for more than 125 people.
Three of the horses made it to safety, five weren't so lucky as winds up to nearly 165 mph tore through the countryside.
As a violent tornado ripped through Collin County, eight horses at the Crowe Terre Equestrian pasture were in a race for their life.
Saturday night was the deadliest tornado outbreak in North Texas since Dec. 26, 2015.
A tornado destroyed parts of Valley View. At least the damage can produce a recovery path. The lives lost Saturday night won't come back.
"All of a sudden, we felt the air get sucked right out, so we went running in. When I was running to the cooler, I could see the ceiling heave up."
The powerful tornado that struck North Texas Saturday night destroyed multiple homes at the Ray Roberts Marina.
