DALLAS — Officials in Jacksboro, Texas, surveyed the damage Tuesday after a suspected tornado Monday afternoon ripped through the city, tearing open schools and leveling homes.
The National Weather Service reported a radar-confirmed tornado in Jack County around 3:50 p.m. Monday — just as parents were expecting to pick up their schoolchildren and buses were shuttling students off campus from Jacksboro elementary and high schools.
Standing outside the school early Tuesday morning, Jacksboro police Chief Scott Haynes recalled wading through inches of water to reach the elementary school’s hallways where students, parents and faculty were sheltering from the storm.
