MATADOR, Texas
Chartered June 20 1913 by 92 people of Motley and nearby counties. Web Weather News Published June 22 2023 638pm EDT Devastating Matador Texas tornado leaves 4 dead 9 injured officials say This is now the deadliest tornado in Texas since the deadly Dallas County tornado in 2015 according to the National Weather Service. Lubbock Avalanche Journal 439 people per square mile low. . The tornado touched down Wednesday evening and brought devastating winds to Matador. Matador a town located roughly 70 miles northeast of Lubbock Texas took the brunt of the damage. Web Matador some 80 miles northeast of Lubbock and its less than 600 residents were under a tornado warning as a powerful storm brought gusty winds and softball-sized hail to the Rolling Plains area. Authorities were assessing damage Thursday and working on recovery after a tornado killed at least four people in the north Texas town of Matador amid a brutal heat wave. Fr...