There were a total of 11 reported tornadoes across four U.S. states on Wednesday — Nebraska, Wyoming, Colorado and Texas.
At least four people were killed and 10 others were injured when a tornado tore through a tiny town in northern Texas on Wednesday night, officials said.
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 after 8 p.m. local time. Local and state authorities reported seeing at least one tornado that touched down in Matador that night, though the National Weather Service will investigate.
The Lubbock Fire Rescue, which dispatched units to Matador, said in a statement early Thursday that there were at least four confirmed fatalities and 10 injuries in Matador after the «unprecedented tornado.»
«Agencies from across the South Plains have assisted with search and rescue efforts,» the Lubbock Fire Rescue added.
