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Old 03-14-2020, 05:03 PM   #1
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Just saw a report of a tornado in Reeves County in West Texas that wiped out an RV park. Three injured, no deaths reported.
It was quickly reported on the news.....nevertheless, prayers for the folks there.
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Just saw a report of a tornado in Reeves County in West Texas that wiped out an RV park. Three injured, no deaths reported.
It was quickly reported on the news.....nevertheless, prayers for the folks there.


About 10 miles from my current job site...
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That's pretty close.....
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REEVES COUNTY, Tx. (KOSA) -- UPDATE Sat. 8:00 pm One person was injured after a wind storm destroyed an RV Park near Orla on Friday night. The National Weather Service said "straight line winds" ranging from 100 to 130 miles per hour are to blame.


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Initial reports were that a tornado hit the Highway 285 RV Park, located just south of Orla, around 8 p.m.

One woman was injured, and transported to El Paso for medical treatment. Officials did not have information on her condition.

The American Red Cross damage assessment determined that 12 of the RVs in the park were destroyed, and another six suffered major damage.

Additionally, a total of 22 residents have been displaced because of the damage to their homes.

Watch the video above to see the storm's aftermath, and hear from residents and responders.

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One person has been injured after a tornado touched down at an Orla RV Park on Friday night around 8 p.m, according to Reeves County Sheriff Art Granado.

There were 20 RVs destroyed at the Highway 285 RV Park, which is five miles north of Highway 302 on 285. No fatalities have been reported.
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I didn’t realize it was *that* Park: I actually called them before I came out this hitch since my location for the first half was about 70 miles closer to that by road than my base camp.

It was a nice park by oilfield standards.
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Video of the park damage begins at 2:20

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We usually make a couple of trips though the Texas panhandle every year and we have run into very strong winds but have been fortunate that we have never run into a tornado.

I complained to my wife about winds strong enough to drop our mileage to the 11-12mpg figure down from 16-18mpg but this story makes me realize how fortunate we have been. I will be more careful in the future about complaining considering what could have happened.
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