Family seeks help after 14 tornadoes cause damage in North and Central Texas
Families have been left without homes in the wake of 14 tornadoes that hit North and Central Texas over the weekend.
Annette Chandler and Gary Chandler’s family say they lost nearly everything in a tornado that hit the Frost area in Navarro County, about 75 miles southeast of Fort Worth.
Two GoFundMe fundraisers, one for Gary Chandler and the other for Anne Chandler, aim to help the family get back on their feet.
The family’s home is gone. They lost their dog. There’s almost nothing left.
The Chandlers were away from home when the tornado hit, around 2 p.m. Friday, according to one GoFundMe page. When they got back they found only a few things they could salvage.
“We left home 15 minutes before the storm because we knew it was coming,” Annette Chandler told WFAA-TV.
Four tornadoes hit Navarro County on Friday, with wind speeds ranging from 75 mph to 110 mph, according to the National Weather Service.
On Friday, two tornadoes also touched down in Hill County and four in McLennan County, the weather service said. On Sunday, two tornadoes hit Freestone County, and Limestone and Milam counties each had one.
The worst of the 14 tornadoes that hit the area was an EF-2, causing damage between West and Penelope, according to the National Weather Service. That one had wind speeds around 115 mph.
This story was originally published April 29, 2024 at 8:40 PM.