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Tornado devastates Texas town on sixth straight day of severe storms
Weather • 5 min read
Tornado devastates Texas town on sixth straight day of severe storms
By Meteorologist Briana Waxman, Taylor Romine
Updated 44 min ago
Updated Apr 29, 2026, 6:53 AM ET
PUBLISHED Apr 28, 2026, 9:28 PM ET
Several people are injured after a tornado in Mineral Wells, Texas, flattened a portion of the town Tuesday night, the sixth day of a severe storm outbreak that has terrorized the Midwest and South.
The tornado ripped through Mineral Wells, about 80 miles west of Dallas, around 5 p.m. Tuesday evening, city officials said. Two people were transported to the hospital and several people were treated for minor injuries on the scene, but there are no reported deaths or active missing persons cases, said Mineral Wells Fire Chief Ryan Dunn. He didn’t know the extent of the injuries of the two people taken to the hospital.
Multiple homes and a wide swath of the industrial area were damaged, but a full assessment will need to be done in the morning, officials said. The impacted area had a 10 p.m. curfew Tuesday night to prevent people from going into the damage, Mineral Wells Police Chief Tim Denison said.
Forecasters from the National Weather Service in Fort Worth will survey the damage in Mineral Wells on Wednesday to estimate the tornado’s strength.
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Tornado devastates Texas town on sixth straight day of severe storms
By Meteorologist Briana Waxman, Taylor Romine
Updated 44 min ago
Updated Apr 29, 2026, 6:53 AM ET
PUBLISHED Apr 28, 2026, 9:28 PM ET
Several people are injured after a tornado in Mineral Wells, Texas, flattened a portion of the town Tuesday night, the sixth day of a severe storm outbreak that has terrorized the Midwest and South.
The tornado ripped through Mineral Wells, about 80 miles west of Dallas, around 5 p.m. Tuesday evening, city officials said. Two people were transported to the hospital and several people were treated for minor injuries on the scene, but there are no reported deaths or active missing persons cases, said Mineral Wells Fire Chief Ryan Dunn. He didn’t know the extent of the injuries of the two people taken to the hospital.
Multiple homes and a wide swath of the industrial area were damaged, but a full assessment will need to be done in the morning, officials said. The impacted area had a 10 p.m. curfew Tuesday night to prevent people from going into the damage, Mineral Wells Police Chief Tim Denison said.
Forecasters from the National Weather Service in Fort Worth will survey the damage in Mineral Wells on Wednesday to estimate the tornado’s strength.
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