I live about 30 miles from where this storm struck in Eustace, Canton, Fruitvale, and Emory, Texas. There were 9 total tornadoes. One traveled over 50 miles and stayed on the ground for 2 hours. The destruction is beyond description.
One of my wife's former co-workers' house near Canton took a direct hit and just plain exploded. She and her husband were blown over 200 yards. She broke her back and ankle. He got blown into a barbed wire fence and was killed. They laid out in the pouring rain for several hours before anyone could get to them because of the trees and debris blocking the roads.
About as terrible as it can get!
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