Severe storms strike Texas Panhandle

According to the Amarillo Globe-News:

[T]hree tractor-trailers were tangled together when what is believed to be a tornado crossed Interstate 40 between Groom and McLean.

According to DPS, there were two injuries out of one of the trucks, one with serious injuries and the other with critical injuries. The westbound lane was closed.

At least six homes were damaged in McLean, according to police, and roofs, barns and power lines were taken down by the storm. No other injuries were reported in the immediate area.

Carolyn Frost, owner of the Red River Steakhouse in McLean, said all the lights were out in town around 9 p.m.

Her restaurant had a few windows broken out from the storm, she said. When the storm moved through, there were about 20 people in the restaurant. She also reported golf-ball-size hail.

“We can’t see anything right now,” Frost said.

McLean and Groom are on Route 66.

As bad as it was, that area fared better than the Oklahoma Panhandle, where two people died because of a twister in Beaver County.

One thought on “Severe storms strike Texas Panhandle

  1. What are the flashing lights in the fields at night?
    Are they part of the Center-pivot irrigation systems?
    We saw a lot driving between Dumas and Texline.

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