Friday, May 17, 2013

Mile-wide tornado rips through North Texas town



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>>> seven people remain unaccounted for after a string of tornadoes, one a mile wide devastated northern texas overnight, claim the lives of six adults, leaving over 100 houses damaged or destroyed. at this hour, over 20,000 people remain without power and 37 people have been treated at area hospitals. nbc's gabe gutierrez is live in granberry, texas with the latest.

>> good afternoon, initial findings this was an ef-4 tornado, with winds of 166 to 200 miles per hour. seven people are still accounted for, down from this morning when we heard that 14 people were unaccounted for. several of those other people have been found. but six people are dead in this community. which is suffering from a devastating blow. the hardest hit neighborhood in granbury was built mostly by habitat from humanity there were two other separate twisters in texas that also did some damage around the fort worth area. here in granbury, six people are dead, seven unaccounted for. search and rescue efforts are under way as other residents struggle to clean up the damage. back to you.

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