Tornado kills 3, injured dozens in the town in the Texas Panhandle

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At least 3 people were killed & dozens were hospitalized after tornado stuck town in Texas Panhandle on Thursday afternoon, nearly leveling some buildings & causing power outages

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Kelly Judice Interim CEO of Ochiltree General Hospital l told CNN on Thursday that the storms sent 75 and 100 people to the hospital

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Judice said the injured had “Head injuries, Collapsed lungs, Broken legs, Large lacerations—a little bit of everything,”

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Damaged Homes & Businesses were lift behind in the town of about 8,000 residents, including many mobile homes, along fire department & EMS  according to Dutcher

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“We stand ready to provide any additional resources as needed during this severe weather event,” the Governor Noted in the statement

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Resources from Surrounding Areas have poured into the city to provide much-needed support

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Beaver County, Oklahoma Officials, sent fire, law enforcement & EMS units to help, according to the county emergency manager Keith Shadden

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Medical help also came from staff at nearby hospitals who swiftly aided up to 100 people after the tornado struck, Judice said

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 Tornado, which was confirmed by the NWS, sheared off some main sections of Perryton

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“It literally hit residential, the downtown and then industrial as well,” storm chaser Brian Emfinger told CNN

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 Emfinger reported that the most damages he saw were in the northwest part of town, where the tornado move directly toward a mobile home park in its path

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“The storm generated a wall cloud very quickly, and that wall cloud tightened very rapidly, and then it moved very quickly to the ground,” Emfinger said.

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