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Scenes of destruction as tornado tears through Texas

By Associated Press and The Paris News

Nov. 5, 2022

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THE PARIS NEWS VIA AP

Scenes of devastation are visible in all directions along Lamar County Road, west of State Highway 271, after a massive tornado hit the area, causing extensive damage and destroying an unknown number of homes, Friday, Nov. 4, in Powderly, Texas.
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THE PARIS NEWS VIA AP

This partially destroyed home was among the scenes of devastation visible in all directions along Lamar County Road, west of State Highway 271, after a massive tornado hit the area, causing extensive damage and destroying an unknown number of homes, Friday, Nov. 4, in Powderly, Texas.
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THE PARIS NEWS VIA AP

Scenes of devastation are visible in all directions along Lamar County Road, west of State Highway 271, after a massive tornado hit the area, causing extensive damage and destroying an unknown number of homes, Friday, Nov. 4, in Powderly, Texas.
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THE PARIS NEWS VIA AP

Scenes of devastation are visible in all directions along Lamar County Road, west of State Highway 271, after a massive tornado hit the area, causing extensive damage and destroying an unknown number of homes, Friday, Nov. 4, in Powderly, Texas.
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Logan Johnson, 11, carries a sign that reads "Thankful" after he recovered it from his family's destroyed home after a tornado hit in Powderly, Texas, Saturday, Nov. 5.
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A man looks out of a broken window from a home that was destroyed by a tornado in Powderly, Texas, Saturday, Nov. 5.
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Sydnie Dooley walks through what was once her living room while looking for items to salvage after a tornado hit in Powderly, Texas, Saturday, Nov. 5. Dooley said she and her husband moved in six months ago and do not have insurance to cover the storm damage.
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Shawn Weems, left, helps her daughter Sydnie Dooley salvage items from Dooley's home after a tornado hit in Powderly, Texas, Saturday, Nov. 5.
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A man searches for his glasses he dropped the night before in front of his daughter's home destroyed by a tornado in Powderly, Texas, Saturday, Nov. 5.
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Fred Davis wipes his face as he describes building his home and the damage after a tornado hit in Powderly, Texas, Saturday, Nov. 5.
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Fred Davis talks to his daughter on a cell phone as he describes the damage to his home after a tornado hit in Powderly, Texas, Saturday, Nov. 5. Davis said he built his home in 1981 and has insurance but said the decision to rebuild is up to his children.
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Willie Meeds walks from a relative's home after helping turn off the houses water main after a tornado hit in Powderly, Texas, Saturday, Nov. 5.

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