A tornado flattened homes and warehouses in Mineral Wells, Texas, Tuesday during rush hour, the National Weather Service confirmed.
The storm was given a preliminary rating of EF3 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale during the NWS survey on Wednesday.
Tuesday's damage in Mineral Wells, 80 miles west of Dallas, comes after deadly tornadoes Saturday night in the Dallas-Fort Worth area. An EF2 tornado was confirmed in Runaway Bay, Texas, just 30 miles northeast of Mineral Wells, while another EF1 twister was surveyed in Springtown, 15 miles northwest of Tuesday's damage.
Several people in the tornado's path were treated for injuries on scene or taken to a local hospital Tuesday evening, but no fatalities were reported. A curfew was put in effect for parts of Mineral Wells starting Tuesday night.
Storm chaser Aaron Rigsby was in Mineral Wells and recorded the video above showing the damage, including buildings shredded by the twister.
