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T?hree people were killed when a tornado ripped through a small town in northern Texas Wednesday night.
T?he tornado struck Matador, Texas, a town some 80 miles northeast of Lubbock, at 8:11 p.m. CDT. Significant damage was reported on the west side of the town, where some buildings were reportedly destroyed, according to a National Weather Service report.
"?It's really, really bad," Matador Mayor Pat Smith told the New York Times in a phone interview Wednesday night.
V?ideo from the scene shows mangled structures as well as vehicles that have been rolled or tossed. The National Weather Service will survey the damage Thursday to determine the tornado's strength.
T?he tornado struck just six days after an EF3 ravaged the Texas Panhandle town of Perryton, killing three people and injuring numerous others.
M?atador is in Motley County and has a population of about 600.
S?evere weather also hit other parts of the High Plains late Wednesday, including northeast Colorado where multiple tornadoes were reported.
T?his is a developing story; Check back frequently for more updates.
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