5/26/15 Families Clean up After Henderson Tornado by Sarah Miller
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Joan Pool of Henderson, Texas, center, carries a bed headboard out of her home that was destroyed by a falling tree Monday night." I have renter's insurance, but it doesn't cover the structure, so what am I going to do?" Joan Pool said. Henderson Independent School District cancelled classes Tuesday and Wednesday due to the Monday night storm with high winds that damaged as estimated 100 homes and left 20,000 people without power. The National Weather Service’s Shreveport, Louisiana office has confirmed that a tornado did touch down in Rusk county and the city of Henderson Monday evening. National Weather Service Mario Valverde of the Shreveport office confirmed that maximum storm damage was consistent with an EF2 tornado. They also found damage in nearby Cherokee county near Jacksonville, Texas. (photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Joan Pool of Henderson, Texas, sits on a log in a pile of debris outside her home that was destroyed by a falling tree Monday night. The National Weather Service’s Shreveport, Louisiana office has confirmed that a tornado did touch down in Rusk county and the city of Henderson Monday evening. "I have renter's insurance, but it doesn't cover the structure, so what am I going to do?" Joan Pool said. Pool lives in a mobile home just off FM 13 with her 21-year-old son Jeffery Cox. While they were home a large tree crashed through the middle of their home, knocking them to the ground. (photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Henderson Texas Tornado Damage
Mario Jose of Henderson, Texas, climbs a fallen tree to cut branches with a saw on Tipps Street where he lives Tuesday May 26, 2015. A storm producing a tornado and high winds toppled many trees and damaged structures in Henderson Monday night. Henderson Independent School District cancelled classes Tuesday and Wednesday due to the Monday night storm with high winds that damaged as estimated 100 homes and left 20,000 people without power. The National Weather Service’s Shreveport, Louisiana office has confirmed that a tornado did touch down in Rusk county and the city of Henderson Monday evening. National Weather Service Mario Valverde of the Shreveport office confirmed that maximum storm damage was consistent with an EF2 tornado. They also found damage in nearby Cherokee county near Jacksonville, Texas. (photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Henderson Texas Tornado Damage
Christopher Canales, 4, of Henderson, Texas, plays with a squirt gun outside of his home Tuesday May 26, 2015 that was damaged by falling trees. A storm producing a tornado and high winds toppled many trees and damaged structures in Henderson Monday night. Henderson Independent School District cancelled classes Tuesday and Wednesday due to the Monday night storm with high winds that damaged as estimated 100 homes and left 20,000 people without power. The National Weather Service’s Shreveport, Louisiana office has confirmed that a tornado did touch down in Rusk county and the city of Henderson Monday evening. National Weather Service Mario Valverde of the Shreveport office confirmed that maximum storm damage was consistent with an EF2 tornado. They also found damage in nearby Cherokee county near Jacksonville, Texas. (photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Henderson Texas Tornado Damage
Christopher Canales, 4, of Henderson, Texas, plays with a squirt gun outside of his home Tuesday May 26, 2015 that was damaged by falling trees. A storm producing a tornado and high winds toppled many trees and damaged structures in Henderson Monday night. Henderson Independent School District cancelled classes Tuesday and Wednesday due to the Monday night storm with high winds that damaged as estimated 100 homes and left 20,000 people without power. The National Weather Service’s Shreveport, Louisiana office has confirmed that a tornado did touch down in Rusk county and the city of Henderson Monday evening. National Weather Service Mario Valverde of the Shreveport office confirmed that maximum storm damage was consistent with an EF2 tornado. They also found damage in nearby Cherokee county near Jacksonville, Texas. (photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Henderson Texas Tornado Damage
Topher Searcy, 12, of Good Springs, Texas, helps clear fallen tree branches from West Main Baptist Church Tuesday May 26, 2015 in Henderson, Texas. Searcy and his brother Tristen Searcy, 12, and grandmother Anna Searcy came to help clean up the church that they used to attend. A storm producing a tornado and high winds toppled many trees and damaged structures in Henderson Monday night. Henderson Independent School District cancelled classes Tuesday and Wednesday due to the Monday night storm with high winds that damaged as estimated 100 homes and left 20,000 people without power. The National Weather Service’s Shreveport, Louisiana office has confirmed that a tornado did touch down in Rusk county and the city of Henderson Monday evening. National Weather Service Mario Valverde of the Shreveport office confirmed that maximum storm damage was consistent with an EF2 tornado. They also found damage in nearby Cherokee county near Jacksonville, Texas. (photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
The Rusk County Youth Expo Center, 3303 FM 13 West, Henderson, Texas sustained damage from a tornado Monday night. (photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Henderson Texas Tornado Damage
Shade Spencer spent Tuesday morning helping out his neighbors clearing trees and debris with his father's tractor in Henderson, Texas Tuesday May 26, 2015. A storm producing a tornado and high winds toppled many trees and damaged structures in Henderson Monday night. (photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Henderson Texas Tornado Damage
Volunteer Jason Faris of Henderson works to chop up a large tree that fell on the Elizondo family's property in Henderson, Texas Tuesday May 26, 2015. Pictured in the background are Omar Elizondo and Orlando Rodriguez. A storm producing a tornado and high winds toppled many trees and damaged structures in Henderson Monday night. Henderson Independent School District cancelled classes Tuesday and Wednesday due to the Monday night storm with high winds that damaged as estimated 100 homes and left 20,000 people without power. The National Weather Service’s Shreveport, Louisiana office has confirmed that a tornado did touch down in Rusk county and the city of Henderson Monday evening. National Weather Service Mario Valverde of the Shreveport office confirmed that maximum storm damage was consistent with an EF2 tornado. They also found damage in nearby Cherokee county near Jacksonville, Texas. (photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Henderson Texas Tornado Damage
Volunteers Shawn Manck and Jason Faris of Henderson work to chop up a large tree that fell on the Elizondo family's property in Henderson, Texas Tuesday May 26, 2015. A storm producing a tornado and high winds toppled many trees and damaged structures in Henderson Monday night. Henderson Independent School District cancelled classes Tuesday and Wednesday due to the Monday night storm with high winds that damaged as estimated 100 homes and left 20,000 people without power. The National Weather Service’s Shreveport, Louisiana office has confirmed that a tornado did touch down in Rusk county and the city of Henderson Monday evening. National Weather Service Mario Valverde of the Shreveport office confirmed that maximum storm damage was consistent with an EF2 tornado. They also found damage in nearby Cherokee county near Jacksonville, Texas. (photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Henderson Texas Tornado Damage
Orlando Rodrigues, Juan Morales, Eric Elizondo, Norberto Bacaldua and Omar Elizondo work to clean up after large tree fell on the Elizondo family's property in Henderson, Texas Tuesday May 26, 2015. A storm producing a tornado and high winds toppled many trees and damaged structures in Henderson Monday night. "All you could hear was wind roaring. It lasted about five minutes. We came out and it looked like this," Omar Elizondo said. (photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Henderson Texas Tornado Damage
Volunteers Jason Faris and Shawn Manck of Henderson works to chop up a large tree that fell on the Elizondo family's property in Henderson, Texas Tuesday May 26, 2015. A storm producing a tornado and high winds toppled many trees and damaged structures in Henderson Monday night. Jason Faris lives behind he Elizondos and brought his saw and friend Shawn Manck to help. "Do unto others what they would do to you. That's what neighbors do," Faris said. (photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Henderson Texas Tornado Damage
Omar Elizondo, 18, and his friends, walk on the tree that fell on his family's property in Henderson, Texas Tuesday May 26, 2015. A storm producing a tornado and high winds toppled many trees and damaged structures in Henderson Monday night. Jason Faris lives behind he Elizondos and brought his saw and friend Shawn Manck to help. "All you could hear was wind roaring. It lasted about five minutes. We came out and it looked like this," Omar Elizondo said. (photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Henderson Texas Tornado Damage
Power lines were down on Webb Street in Henderson, Texas Tuesday May 26, 2015 as workers removed trees from yards of homes. A storm producing a tornado and high winds toppled many trees and damaged structures in Henderson Monday night. Henderson Independent School District cancelled classes Tuesday and Wednesday due to the Monday night storm with high winds that damaged as estimated 100 homes and left 20,000 people without power. The National Weather Service’s Shreveport, Louisiana office has confirmed that a tornado did touch down in Rusk county and the city of Henderson Monday evening. National Weather Service Mario Valverde of the Shreveport office confirmed that maximum storm damage was consistent with an EF2 tornado. They also found damage in nearby Cherokee county near Jacksonville, Texas. (photo by Sarah A. Miller/Tyler Morning Telegraph)