A tornado ripped through the Texas Panhandle town of Perryton on Thursday, killing at least three people, injuring more than 75 more and causing widespread damage.
in Perryton on Facebook said “Walking/wounded please go to the clinic. All others to the hospital ER.”
The hospital also said an American Red Cross shelter had been set up at the Ochiltree County Expo Center. Chris Samples of local radio station KXDJ-FM said that according to hospital officials at least 100 people went to the emergency room. The station was running on auxiliary power.By evening, the weather front was moving southeast across Oklahoma. The weather service said a second round of storms would continue to move through that state and parts of Texas through the evening while the risk of severe weather, including tornados, remained for the metropolitan Oklahoma City area.
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