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Seven victims who died in North Texas tornadoes identified
For the first time, we have what is believed to be the full picture of the victims killed in this weekend’s deadly North Texas tornadoes. Investigators say seven people died in the storms, including four children, with all the deaths coming in the Valley View area of Cooke County.
This Latino saved 50 people from a tornado in Texas with a sudden idea
"Hey, let's all go to the bathrooms. The bathrooms are the safest place," Hugo Parra said last Saturday minutes before a powerful EF-2 tornado, which left a trail of destruction across Texas, reached the restaurant where him and about 50 other people were taking refuge. His idea saved them all from harm.
North Texas tornado survivors shed tears, call the experience "traumatic"
VALLEY VIEW — Support for tornado recovery has not been hard to find for Jeff Collinsworth. His family and loved ones have pitched in as he tackles the damage to his home of twenty years.The tornado that killed seven hit and struck newly developed homes before continuing its path in the Collinsworth neighborhood on County Rd 2133."I looked to the West over here and I saw just a giant flash," he said. "I mean, I don't know, I can't even explain it."Collinsworth said the windows in his home exploded, so he grabbed his dog, covered them with towels, and held...
Lake Ray Roberts Tornado: People took shelter inside marina restaurant cooler
Many people in Valley View are still taking in their new reality after an EF-3 tornado left behind a trail of destruction. Guy Dankel's RV business that he spent 10 and a half years building is now a pile of tangled metals. "It’s just surreal – you just don’t think...
Gainesville residents question storm alert system
GAINESVILLE, Texas (KTEN) — Gainesville residents are concerned for their city's storm alert system after Saturday's tornado in Valley View hit close to home. Some citizens say the city should re-evaluate using tornado sirens to alert families instead of using Gainesville's free Code Red public alert warning system, which relies on text messages and phone calls.
Texoman recalls road trip through the Cooke County tornado
VALLEY VIEW, Tx (KTEN)- "Watching the tornado on the radar head right straight for us, that prayer, I think, is the only thing that saved it from collapsing us," said Cooke County Judge John Roane. Downed power lines, tree limbs in roads, and personal property were scattered in portions of...
2 women survive driving through deadly North Texas storms
VALLEY VIEW — In the past 24 hours, many pictures and videos have been sent to CBS News Texas on social media of the storms Saturday night. One of those viral videos showed the moment two women found themselves in or very near one of those tornados.Valenia Gill and her best friend, Brenda Dance, filmed the moment they found themselves in or near a tornado near the Valley View area. They were driving back from a concert and thought they were driving away from the storm, but were instead driving right through it. So, the pair started filming on their...
'Boom, that was it': North Texas couple describes tornado destruction and how they found safety
COLLIN COUNTY, Texas — Juan and Juanita Encizo stood next to a destroyed home on their property near Celina on Sunday morning and were thankful. "We've never dealt with this, and we never thought we would have to," Juanita said. "But we're alive. That's what matters. Everything else can be replaced but not our lives."
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