MORTON, TX – A massive tornado ripped through a small rural town in West Texas on Monday night.
The tornado touched down between Morton and Pep at around 7:30 p.m. The storm swept through the area moving east to around the Muleshoe area.
The storm cleared at around 10:43 p.m.
Check out videos and photos of the storm shared on Twitter.
Tornado in Morton (Contributed: National Weather Service)
National Weather Service/Kholby Martin
During the storm the Hockey County Sheriff's Office responded to a number of calls to assist people.
- Power line down north of FM 1294 on Alamo Rd.
- High line pole down near FM 303 and Spain Rd.
- FM 2306 west of US 385 a single residence damaged, no injuries reported.
- FM 597 west of FM 1490 power line down.
- FM 303 at Lamb County line a vehicle under water, no injuries reported.
- FM 303 at Brazil Rd barn damaged, no injuries reported.
- FM 303 at America are power pole down.
- Five Mile Rd at France Rd power line down.
More and more damage is being discovered this morning.
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