Three people are dead after a tornado tears through the Texas Panhandle town of Perryton, leaving dozens more injured and widespread damage.

 

The National Weather Service in Amarillo is confirming that a tornado hit the area shortly after 5 p.m. yesterday. Local officials said last night that two people were missing. Perryton Fire Chief Paul Dutcher said at least one person was killed in a mobile home park that took a "direct hit." First responders from surrounding areas and from Oklahoma descended on the town, which is home to more than 8,000 people and about 115 miles northeast of Amarillo, just south of the Oklahoma line.

 

Storms moved through overnight in northeast Oklahoma, and the city of Hominy was without power for around 45 minutes after reports of damage to the main power line feeding the city.