making this easy. across texas temperatures are estimated to be 10 to 15 degrees above normal for at least the next seven days. let s talk about the damage. and you can see behind me just the power of this tornado that was upgraded last night by the national weather service to be an ef-3 tornado from that preliminary data. this is what s left behind. twisted metal, uprooted trees, power lines and especially mobile home parks just ripped apart and sent out flying several hundreds of yards away. it s estimated that at the most, 200 homes have been destroyed. this tornado lasting on the ground for 11 minutes, reaching peak winds of 140 miles, and the length of this thing over six miles. i spoke with a 16-year-old, orlando mendoza, who rode it out inside of his mobile home. it s been totally torn apart. he said the only thing that escaped damage are three framed
texas governor greg abbott issued a disaster declaration for those impacted by the storms. we can see the devastation there. what are you seeing and what are the people that you re talking with, the survivors telling you about what they just went through? good morning to you. the fire chief tells me as many as 200 homes were destroyed. i m standing here in what used to be the bustling heart of perryton, the downtown area. i want to give you a bird s-eye view right now so you can get a clear picture of the devastation left behind as the sun rises. the tornado really going across the downtown industrial area and residential areas of this city. you mentioned that the national weather service upgraded this tornado to an ef-3 last night, based on preliminary data. they re saying that this thing was on the ground for 11 minutes with peak winds of over 140
places like austin, the heat index value, at 111 degrees. brownsville, back into san antonio, doing the same thing, and upwards of roughly 120 degrees. that s what it is going to feel like. so let s avoid heat stroke and heat exhaustion. at all costs. one thing to remember. light-colored loose-fitting clothing. plenty of water. take extended breaks outdoors. extremely dangerous temperatures. alex? yes, great tips. just extraordinary figures there. all right, thank you very much. we will be certainly coming back as you track those storms. now one of the towns at risk of severe weather today is perryton texas where people are still cleaning up from a devastating tornado. the national weather service now says that the twister that struck there thursday evening was an ef-3. with peak winds of 140 miles an hour. at least three people, including a child, were killed, and dozens
so many of the people i spoke with here in this community describe it as happening so quickly. the tornado touching down just so fast, that they didn t even hear a sign, they didn t get an alert, but once they opened their eyes, this is what they saw. so many homes and businesses here, in the downtown, and in the heart of perryton, just ripped apart. the fire chief tells us that as many as 200 homes were totally destroyed. i want to give you a bird s-eye view right now, to give you a clearer look at the devastation around this downtown area. the national weather service saying, based on the preliminary data, that this was an ef-3 tornado that was on the ground for 11 minutes, peak winds of 140 miles per hour. and the length of this thing just over six miles. now, i spoke with a 16-year-old who lives in this neighborhood, his name was orlando mendosa, who says that his home was ripped apart, and he remembers