READY, SET, GO: Powerful winds sent carts racing across a shopping center parking lot in Oklahoma.
A handout photo made available by the Booker Fire Department shows the damages of an overnight tornado that has reportedly killed at least three people and injured dozens of others in Perryton, Texas, June 16, 2023.The residents of Perryton, Texas, are digging out after a deadlyThe preliminary damage rating for the Perryton tornado is EF2, the National Weather Service said.
"She loved life. She found joy in everything. There wasn't a single day that she wasn't smiling or laughing or making me feel better," Cunningham said.Randall grew up in Perryton, Cunningham said.Buildings and vehicles damaged after a tornado struck Perryton, Texas, June 15, 2023.Perryton Fire Chief Paul Dutcher estimated the tornado's path through Perryton, near the state line with Oklahoma, was about 1.5 miles.
"I've never seen anything like this in my 33 years doing this," Dutcher told ABC News as he held back tears. "We know these people. They go to our church, they live and volunteer here."Julio Garcia Merces told ABC News that eight people were in his daughter's trailer home when the tornado touched down.
As Merces ushered everyone into the small room, he said the wind threw him into the air and against the wall like a rag doll.They all survived, but the home is barely standing. They're now staying at a small hotel nearby while they figure out what's next.Alex Driggars/USA Today Network/via ReutersAt least 56 people in Perryton were hurt, with injuries ranging from minor to severe, officials said.
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