Jacksboro ISD students return to class one week after tornado

There were lots of hugs and smiles on the faces of Jacksboro students as they returned to class for the first time since an EF-3 tornado blew through their town.

Jacksboro students return to school Tuesday after EF-3 tornado

The high school remains damaged but has been declared safe enough for students to come back. The elementary school is still too dangerous. Kids will be split up among the middle school campus and churches that are becoming makeshift schools.

New job, ride for teen driver who drove red truck in Texas tornado

Riley Leon, the 16-year-old that drove his red truck through a Texas tornado, got the job he was driving home from interviewing for and is being gifted a new Chevrolet Silverado.

Jacksboro High School softball, baseball games go on as planned despite tornado damage

Even with the destruction and devastation after a powerful EF-3 tornado ripped through the town of Jacksboro, the high school’s baseball and softball teams continued Wednesday — thanks to the help of a town that was also impacted by tornadoes.

'I just knew it wasn’t good,' New Orleans resident describes enormous tornado

'It was almost like everything was coming back to life, returning to normal. And now this,' New Orleans native said of tornado ravaged community still in recovery from Hurricane Ida.

New Orleans tornado kills 1, cuts path of destruction through suburbs

Louisiana activated 300 National Guard personnel to clear roads and provide support after severe storms hit the area, spawning deadly tornadoes.

Seven tornadoes confirmed from Fort Bend County to Crockett: NWS

After the severe storms brought heavy rain, hail, damaging winds and tornadoes across Texas, the National Weather Service is surveying the damage.

Woman killed in EF-2 tornado in Grayson County, 11 injured

73-year-old Viranda Rodgers was home alone when a tornado touched down near her home in Grayson County. She was killed and 11 of her neighbors were injured.

Texas tornado outbreak: 10 confirmed tornadoes rip through North Texas, 1 dead

At least 10 tornadoes ripped through North Texas Monday afternoon, leaving trails of destruction, dozens of injuries and at least one person dead.

Tornado tears through New Orleans as storms hit Deep South

The tornado moved Tuesday night across eastern New Orleans and St. Bernard Parish, causing extensive damage.

4 rescued from homes in Bowie after two EF-1 tornadoes

Two EF-1 tornadoes flattened homes and destroyed several buildings near Bowie in Montague County on Monday, the National Weather Service confirmed. Four people were hurt, but no deaths have ben reported.

9 injured after powerful EF-3 tornado leaves trail of damage in Jack County

A powerful EF-3 tornado ripped through Jacksboro, a city 60 miles northwest of Fort Worth in Jack County, the National Weather Service confirmed.

Tornadoes rip through North Texas, causing extensive damage to schools, homes

Two schools in Jacksboro in Jack County were heavily damaged after a reported tornado. Over in Bowie, four people were rescued from flattened homes.

Tornadoes hit Round Rock, many neighborhoods significantly damaged

Families in Central Texas are waking up and assessing the damage left behind after tornadoes touched down in several areas.