Videos from storm chasers, residents and journalists showed widespread damage throughout the town. In the downtown area, some buildings collapsed or partially collapsed.
A tornado tore through the Texas Panhandle town of Perryton, killing three people, injuring dozens more and causing widespread damage as another series of fierce storms carved its way through Southern states.
The National Weather Service said the tornado hit after 5 p.m. on Thursday as storms moved through the South. It directly hit one mobile home park in Perryton, which is just south of the Oklahoma border. Resident Jamie James told CNN that they had rain with some hail before the tornado appeared seemingly “out of nowhere.”
An American Red Cross shelter was set up at the Ochiltree County Expo Center, and Gov. Greg Abbott has deployed emergency response resources.A vehicle sits at the entrance to the Ellis Theater after a tornado struck Perryton, Texas, Thursday, June 15, 2023.
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