Deadly Matador tornado devastates tiny Texas town

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FOX FOUR. TONIGHT YET ANOTHER TEXAS COMMUNITY IS CLEANING UP FROM A NATURAL DISASTER. HELLO, EVERYBODY. I'M HEATHER HAYES. IT'S NINE O'CLOCK. FOUR PEOPLE ARE DEAD AFTER A TORNADO STRUCK NEAR MATADOR THAT'S NEAR LUBBOCK LAST NIGHT, VOLUNTEERS AND FIRST RESPONDERS FROM NORTH TEXAS ARE ON THE GROUND THERE, HELPING SOME OF THOSE VOLUNTEERS WERE ON THEIR WAY HOME FROM HELPING ANOTHER TORNADO RAVAGED TOWN WHEN THEY GOT THE CALL. THAT THE FOLKS IN MATADOR NEEDED HELP FOXWORTH'S BY KIDS AND JOINS US NOW WITH THE VERY LATEST BLAKE. HEATHER SO FAR, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IS NOT RATED THE STRENGTH OF THAT TORNADO, BUT PEOPLE WHO HAVE SEEN THE DAMAGE IT IS PRETTY BAD AND MORE HELP EASE ON THAT WAY SOON. SEARCH AND RESCUE EFFORTS HAVE NOW SHIFTED TO CLEAN UP AFTER TORNADO LEVELED THE SMALL TOWN OF MATADOR NORTHEAST OF LUBBOCK , ROT IN ABOUT 200 FT. OFF TO MOROCCO. TORNADO AND I COULD SEE THE DEBRIS AND STUFF FLYING AROUND TORNADOES MY WHOLE LIFE AND THIS IS THE WORST BAD LEVELED IT. OFFICIALS SAY FOUR PEOPLE WERE KILLED IN THE TWISTER. THE NUMBER OF INJURED STANDS AT 15. THE TOWN IS JUST A FEW HOURS DRIVE FROM PERRY TIN IN THE NORTHEAST PANHANDLE. THREE PEOPLE DIED WHEN THAT TOWN WAS STRUCK BY AN EF THREE TORNADO LAST WEEK. SEVERAL OF US WERE UP THERE AND NOW WE'RE BACK HERE TODAY. DAVID CHILCUTT HAS RETIRED FROM HALTOM CITY FIRE. HE'S NOW A LEADER AT TEXAS TASK FORCE TWO AND ONE OF SEVERAL WHO HELPED HIM PERRY TIN. AND THEN LEFT DFW FROM MAD DOOR LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SO WE GOT HERE THIS MORNING. IT WAS STILL DARK . I BELIEVE IT'S ABOUT FOUR O'CLOCK WHEN SOME OF THE FIRST ROLLED IN AND THE FIRST THING THE LOCALS DID A VERY GOOD JOB AND DOING PRIMARY SEARCHES AND EVEN SOME REALLY GOOD SECONDARY SEARCHES AND TREATING THE INJURED. NO TORNADOES AREN'T THE ONLY WEATHER DISASTERS THAT CRUZ IN VOLUNTEERS ARE RESPONDING TO FOUR DEPLOYMENTS AT ONE TIME, ESPECIALLY WITH IN TEXAS. THAT'S A LOT GOD. TEXAS BAPTIST MAN HAS DISASTER RELIEF RESOURCES HELPING WITH STORM DAMAGE IN EAST TEXAS. AS WELL AS THE HOUSTON AREA. ONE CREW DIDN'T EVEN MAKE IT BACK TO DALLAS BEFORE IT WAS BOUND TO HELP ANOTHER COMMUNITY. WE HAD A GENERATOR THAT WAS IN PARIS, AND THAT WAS ON THE WAY BACK TO DALLAS, AND WE REROUTED IT BACK TO MATADOR, SO WE'VE GOT A GENERATOR. PLUS WE HAVE TWO UNITS THAT WE ARE HEADED THAT ARE HEADED THAT WAY SHOWER LAUNDRY UNIT AS WELL AS A BOX UNIT. TO BEGIN MEETING IMMEDIATE NEEDS, THE ORGANIZATION SAYS IT IS ALWAYS LOOKING FOR MORE VOLUNTEERS. THE GARAGE BEHIND US MEANS TWO THINGS ONE. THERE'S A LOT OF FOLKS WHO ARE HURTING. IN TWO. THERE'S A LOT OF FOLKS THAT ARE FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS ARE STEPPING UP TO MEET THOSE NEEDS. AND SO IT'S A VERY MIXED EMOTIONS AS I LOOK AT THE EMPTY GARAGE BEHIND ME. OFFICIALS IN MATADOR SAY THEY HAVE PLENTY OF WATER BOTTLES, BUT POWER IS STILL OUT IN PARTS OF TH
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Channel: FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth
Views: 31,833
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Length: 2min 58sec (178 seconds)
Published: Thu Jun 22 2023
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