Dozens injured and at least five confirmed dead — including children — after reported tornado Saturday night, Cooke County Sheriff says

Sheriff Ray Sappington said 60 to 80 people were injured at the AP Travel Center during the storm, and that there were confirmed fatalities in a nearby community.


VALLEY VIEW, Texas — At least five people are dead, and more than 60 people injured, following a reported tornado Saturday night near Valley View, the Cooke County Sheriff has confirmed.

Speaking from the site of the decimated AP Travel Center at the intersection of I-35 and Lone Oak Road between Valley View and Sanger early Sunday morning, Cooke County Sheriff Ray Sappington gave a bleak assessment of the tragic damage wrought by Saturday night's storms. -- WFAA

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