“There’s nothing left of this house,” he told the AP. “It’s just a trail of debris left. The devastation is pretty severe.”
At least 5 people died in Texas north of Dallas-Fort Worth, and 7 in the US, in severe storms late Saturday and early Sunday
Metal framing is visible at a heavily damaged Shell gas station after a suspected tornado moved through the area, Sunday, May 26, 2024, in Valley View, Texas. Powerful storms killed at least seven people and left a wide trail of destruction Sunday across Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas after obliterating homes and destroying a truck stop where drivers took shelter during the latest deadly weather to strike the central U.S.
That was followed at 10:40 with another seek-shelter video announcing: “Tornado observed on spotter video moving east. Will cross I-35 shortly between Valley View and Sanger.”In Texas, the storm hit a community of about 50 to 75 mobile homes and manufactured houses south of Valley View and west of Interstate 35,The total path of destruction was about “three to four miles from west to east” in the southern part of Cooke County, near the Denton County line.
A Gainesville QuikTrip is serving as a reunification center. About 40-60 people had been bused from a Shell gas station that ”took a major hit.” Many drivers had sought shelter from the storm there. Sappington said many of them took shelter in the restroom and that probably saved their lives.Study: It’s not your imagination, Texas weather is getting more extreme and hotter, Interim Breaking News Editor. Carol Taylor is deputy breaking news editor as The Dallas Morning News.
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