MARSHALINGSTRENGTH From left:Tyne Marshall sits on the ground next to Brett Homer and Cambrie Marshall, granddaughters of Ken and Mary Marshall, who survived the tornado that struck the small town of Matador on June 21, 2023. | MARK ROGERS FOR THE TEXAS TRIBUNE
RESILIENT Matador townspeople laugh despite the devastation outside of Nicki Dempsey’s home on Thursday, June 22, 2013, after a tornado devastated the small town Wednesday night. | MARK ROGERS FOR THE TEXAS TRIBUNE
MATADOR— Four people are dead and nine (later updated to 15) are injured after a tornado hit Matador, a small town northeast of Lubbock, late Wednesday night.
The tornado wa s brought on by several severe storms in the region. A video from a local storm chaser showed significant damage to the small town in the Texas Rolling Plains. Matador Mayor Pat Smith told CBS News that crews were digging peopl…
