Perryton begins recovery after tornado wipes out town
The panhandle town was hit by an EF3 tornado on Thursday.
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The panhandle town was hit by an EF3 tornado on Thursday.
Buildings collapsed or were damaged, power lines were downed and vehicles overturned in Perryton.
The Texas Baptist Men sent half a dozen volunteers to Perryton to assess the damage and assist those who are desperately in need of help.
A tornado ripped through the Texas Panhandle town of Perryton on Thursday, causing widespread damage as another in a series of fierce storms carved its way through the South.
The tornado touched down at around 4 a.m. local time and caused "extensive damage" to a highway and buildings.
Deadly storms this spring have killed dozens of people across a wide swath of the country.
More than 85 million people were under weather advisories as a monster storm system tore through the South and Midwest.
Two disaster relief groups are mobilizing to help people devastated by Friday's tornado outbreak.
North Texas disaster response teams are preparing to spend several weeks in Mississippi after last week's powerful tornados, even as severe weather is possible again later this week.
Parts of Mississippi were torn apart by EF-3 and EF-4 tornadoes last week. North Texas organizations are stepping up and offering help.
A string of deadly storms swept across the Southeast, causing catastrophic damage.
People in Poolville are picking up the pieces after storms swept through early Friday morning, leaving a trail of destruction.
The National Weather Service will determine whether the damage was due to winds or a tornado later today.
One year ago, an EF-3 tornado damaged 80 homes and 2 schools in Jacksboro.
North Texas families are once again picking up the pieces after severe weather hit the area for the second time in a week.
The National Weather Service has confirmed that at least three tornadoes ripped through parts of North Texas during Thursday's storms.
On Monday, we'll have more spring-like weather. For the rest of the week, our forecast will become a bit unsettled as a cold front stalls near North Texas.
Outdoor warning sirens are often mistaken for tornado warning sirens.
Pleasant temps and mostly clear skies before rains comes in next week.
A man was left deceased, hanging from a harness in a tree after coming into contact with a live electrical wire.
Destroyed buildings, flipped cars, and broken tree limbs abound.
These simple tips can help you with getting repairs done for storm damage.
The partial collapse also destroyed several cars.
A powerful storm yesterday caused extensive damage in Lewisville, including at a pier. Boats, property, and homes were all damaged and destroyed.
Many dramatic scenes were caught on video. The severe weather left hundreds of thousands of customers in the dark in Texas at one point. The storm dumped heavy snow in California.
