A severe storm rumbled through the tiny northern Texas town of Matador Wednesday evening, killing at least three people.
A severe storm slammed through the tiny northern Texas town of Matador Wednesday evening, killing at least four people and injuring at least ten, the fire department in nearby Lubbock, Texas said.
Earlier, Matador Mayor Pat Smith told CBS News' Patrick Torphy that crews were digging people out of rubble and carried some bodies away.Reports from storm chasers and meteorologists on social media showed considerable damage around Matador, with damaged homes, utility lines, trees and infrastructure.
Meteorologist David Payne of CBS Oklahoma City affiliate KWTV said the destruction"looks like EF4 damage to me." EF4 is a categorization of tornadoes on a scale of one-to-five, with five being the most severe. EF4s pack winds of up to 200 mph. The weather service Lubbock office reported just after 8 p.m. Wednesday that law enforcement confirmed a tornado just north of Matador.
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