The National Weather Service said tornadoes hit the towns of Stephenville and Tolar on Tuesday morning. The service also confirmed an EF-1 hit the community of Cool on Monday evening, for a total of three tornadoes in 24 hours.
The Tolar tornado was captured on video by Jared Morris when he was at work on Tuesday morning. The video shows the funnel cloud, debris flying through the air and power flashes.
About a dozen mobile homes were damaged or destroyed in Tolar and two people suffered non-life threatening injuries. Sheriff's officials in Hood County said winds of 60-70 MPH also hit the area.
Jack Fisk, owner of the mobile home park, survived the storm. But he was still reeling from seeing his two neighbors, a husband and wife, who were tossed and injured in the tornado.
"We found Glinda in the middle of it, she could still walk. Johnny was blown out the back end of it. He was up against the yellow trailer next-door," Fisk said.
Damage at Jack's Mobile Park in Tolar. Community of less than 800 ppl. Many ppl here to help. @NBCDFW #dfwwx pic.twitter.com/hpNvvcaSmt
โ Ellen Bryan (@EllenBryanNBC5) March 8, 2016
The same storm moved through Stephenville and damaged parts of Tarleton State University and a foster home.
An apartment complex that houses many students off-campus was the hardest hit, with the roof ripped off half of the building. Officials said university students were on Spring Break, which likely prevented numerous injuries.
The Fosters Home for Children had to be evacuated due to heavy damage. More than 40 foster children have been relocated for at least two days. None of the children were injured in the storm.
People are watching this as if it were some football. Everything is a spectacle. 20+ years ago, the proper reaction would be "Oh my, I hope everyone is OK", or "Oh dear lord, such destruction". "Oh my God" and so forth. Welcome to the 21st century where a bunch of dumb redneck Texans "ooohing" and "awwwing" at every noticeable damage it is causing.
Fucking idiots. We are truly not heading in the right direction.