Updates
Sheriff: Six dead from storm
Six people died after a tornado hit Rancho Brazos southeast of Granbury Wednesday evening, Sheriff Roger Deeds said. The number of fatalities could go higher, he said.… Read the rest
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Shelters provided for tornado victims
Victims displaced by the Granbury tornado Wednesday evening will be able to find shelter tonight at First Christian Church near Tractor Supply and First Methodist Church on Loop 567. The storm killed at least two people in Rancho Brazos southeast of Granbury and injured dozens of others.… Read the rest
Tornado kills two; dozens injured
A tornado killed two people in Rancho Brazos southeast of Granbury Wednesday evening and more than two dozen were treated at Lake Granbury Medical Center, authorities said. Several others were treated at Oak Woods School. An estimated eight to 12 homes were destroyed in Rancho Brazos.… Read the rest
DeCordova Ranch area being evacuated because of gas leak
Residents in the deCordova Ranch area are being evacuated by emergency officials because of a gas leak in the aftermath of a reported tornado and high winds in that vicinity. Multiple severe injuries and residential damage has also been reported. A Code Red Alert was issued at 7:40 p.m. according to Sheriff Roger Deeds.… Read the rest
Heavy damage reported from Rancho Brazos; one unconfirmed fatality on deCordova Ranch Road
Serious injuries and heavy damage from a probable tornado has been reported from the Rancho Brazos just before 8:30 p.m., and one unconfirmed fatality has been reported from an address on deCordova Ranch Road, according to Hood County emergency scanner traffic. Officials are asking for help from emergency vehicles from surrounding counties.… Read the rest
Official reports vehicle lifted off roadway on South Morgan; funnel cloud rotation noted
One official noted on the emergency scanner that his vehicle had been lifted off the roadway at about 8 p.m. near Brookeshire’s on South Morgan in Granbury, and several reports are coming in about funnel cloud rotation in that area as well as businesses with window damage from wind gusts. A Code Red alert and a tornado warning are both in effect for Hood County.… Read the rest
Sheriff: Tornado warning, Code Red in effect for Granbury
Sheriff Roger Deeds said that a tornado warning is in effect for Granbury as of 7:40 p.m., according to the National Weather Service, and that a Code Red has been issued for Hood County. Deeds said that quarter-inch hail has been reported, and one emergency scanner report said that baseball size hail was seen. Cloud rotation was reportedly seen near the downtown square area in Granbury, also according to a scanner report.… Read the rest
Report: Funnel cloud spotted near Highway 281, heading toward Dennis area
A Hood County weather spotter said at about 6:50 p.m. today (May 15) that a funnel cloud had been spotted near Highway 281 in the current storm system and appeared to be headed in the direction of the Parker County town of Dennis, northeast of Lipan.… Read the rest
Scanner traffic: Tornado spotted north of Lipan
A tornado was spotted north of Lipan and was heading toward the northeast, according to emergency scanner traffic at 6:15 p.m. today (May 15). Hood County Emergency Management Coordinator Ray Wilson said the National Weather Service stated that the tornado was heading in the direction of Mineral Wells.… Read the rest
