Wiped out: An aerial photograph shows a scene of
utter devastation in Granbury, Texas following the deadly tornado that
barreled through on Wednesday evening
Heartbreaking: The tornadoes killed at least six
people, injured more than 100 more, ripped off roofs, tore down trees
and wiped out power for thousands
Destroyed: Hundreds of people have been left
homeless after the tornadoes swept through the neighborhood, which is
just southwest of Dallas-Fort Worth, on Wednesday
Before the storm: An aerial view of the
DeCordova Ranch, which along with the neighboring Rancho Brazos Estates,
was the worst affected when a massive tornado hit the area
Destruction: Pete Alaniz assesses the damage to
the garage of his rental home that was destroyed by a tornado in
Cleburne, Texas after tornadoes rattled through the area
Holding on: Crosses remain on the walls of a
living room that is otherwise ruined by the tornado, which was a mile
wide when it hit Cleburne on Wednesday
Shock: Lisa Montgomery, who lives at the home
with the crosses, holds her hand to her mouth in shock as she looks over
her destroyed patio in Cleburne
Devastated: Lisa Montgomery, right, hugs her
nephew Jeremy Hulce as her sons Dillon Montgomery, 10, left, and Derrek
Girsham look on in front of her home
Trying to take it all in: Lisa Montgomery looks
out from her bedroom as she and friends look through her home that was
destroyed by a tornado
Overwhelming: Crushed autos sit amid the rubble
of destroyed homes as emergency personnel continue search efforts to
locate unaccounted for people in Granbury
Everything lost: Neighbors help to start
cleaning up and salvage items from a home that was destroyed by a
tornado in Cleburne, Texas
Search: Rescue workers comb through debris after
tornadoes swept through the town of Granbury. Seven people are still
unaccounted for and teams are now searching the area
Waste land: A firefighter walks through debris
after tornadoes swept through the town of Granbury, Texas. Search and
rescue teams are looking for seven people still unaccounted for
Flattened: The foundation of a home is all that
remains after tornadoes swept through the town. Shelters have been set
up nearby by the Red Cross for now-homeless families
Downed: Utility workers try to restore electric
power on numerous downed lines along the streets of Cleburne, Texas on
Thursday morning
Powerful storm: A trailer which had been parked
on the street was blown into a home on Lindsay Lane in Cleburne during
the tornadoes
Surveying the damage: Residents venture to look at the destruction in Cleburne, Texas on Thursday
Lucky escape: A child rides his bike past damaged homes in Cleburne, where no fatalities were reported
Caught on camera: At least 10 tornadoes touched
down in the Granbury Mills area on Wednesday evening - causing multiple
fatalities and injuring over 100 people
On its way: This tornado from earlier in the day
was part of the super-cell storm system that struck Granbury but is not
the tornado which caused the fatalities
Destruction: Massive hail stones fell across the area on Wednesday, including these in Mineral Wells
Empty: Emergency teams search through debris on
Thursday while residents looked for any salvageable items throughout the
destruction
Powering through: Lauren Seay looks for items to recover in a bedroom of home that was destroyed by a tornado in Cleburne
Saved: Amid the destruction, baby birds are rescued from a fallen tree at a home destroyed by a tornado in Cleburne
Vanished: A toppled car and crushed trees lay
next to the slab of a house swept off its foundation in the destroyed
Rancho Brazos neighborhood of Granbury
Rattled: A door from a house hangs from a tree
limb in the destroyed Rancho Brazos neighborhood of Granbury, where
people lost their lives
Hunt: Crushed autos sit amid the rubble as
emergency personnel continue search efforts to locate unaccounted for
people in the Rancho Brazos neighborhood in Granbury
Strong winds: A trucking company trailer is
pictured on Wednesday evening after it landed on a car that was parked
in front of a Lindsey Ln. home in Cleburne
Gloomy: Lightning strikes from a storm illuminates the sky where damage is strewn in Cleburne, Texas
Aftermath: Derrek Grisham, left, points out
neighborhood damage to storm chaser Travis Schafer after a tornado
damaged his mother's house on Hyde Park Lane in Cleburne, Texas
Hurt: A young boy is carried to an ambulance in
Granbury, Texas after the rash of tornadoes slammed into the area on
Wednesday. More than 100 people were injured
Pained: An injured person is carried to an ambulance in Granbury, where scores were hurt in the storm
Injured: A young girl is wheeled to an awaiting ambulance in Granbury on Wednesday evening after the storm
Johnny Ortiz, (left), and James South, (right),
carry Miguel Morales, center, who was injured in a tornado, to an
ambulance in Granbury, Texas
Eva Zapata, (left), waits with family member
Dario Segura for news of her children, who live in the
Granburyneighborhood of Rancho Brazos that was evacuated after storms
Location: The tornado was part of a system of
severe thunderstorms that spawned several tornadoes across North Texas -
causing major damage and loss of life
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