DEVELOPING: A tornado struck Matador, Texas, destroying buildings and flipping over semi trucks, according to officials and reports from the town.
A tornado struck Matador, Texas, on Wednesday, destroying buildings and flipping over semitrucks, according to officials and reports from the town."There was definitely a tornado" that struck Matador around 8 p.m. Wednesday, but its strength and rating won't be known until surveys are done, said Matt Ziebell, the lead meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Lubbock.
He said that video and photos showed a tornado had occurred and that an off-duty weather service employee had been in the area.Brandon Moore, the senior water superintendent for Matador, said in a phone interview that at least 20 businesses and homes were destroyed and that officials would know more during daylight hours.showed first responders at a flattened commercial building and a tractor-trailer that had been flipped on its side.
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