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(THE TEXAS RESILIENCE SYSTEM IS ASSISTING WITH RELIEF EFFORTS FOR THIS DISASTER THROUGH THE ADMINISTRATION OF A FACEBOOK PAGE TITLED "GRANBURY & CLEBURNE, TEXAS TORNADO INFO, RELIEF & RECOVERY".  CLICK HERE TO GO TO THE "GRANBURY & CLEBURNE, TEXAS TORNADO INFO, RELIEF & RECOVERY" FACEBOOK PAGE.)

GRANBURY TORNADO - NORTH TEXAS PIO - REGIONAL EMERGENCY INFORMATION CENTER

HOOD COUNTY NEWS - TORNADO COVERAGE

NORTH TEXAS TORNADOES - SITUATION REPORTS - TEXAS DIVISION OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

TORNADO INFORMATION PORTAL - HOOD COUNTY, TEXAS

TORNADO INFORMATION PORTAL - CITY OF GRANBURY, TEXAS

INFORMATION PORTAL - CITY OF CLEBURNE, TEXAS

FACEBOOK - HOOD COUNTY TEXAS TORNADO RECOVERY

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dallasnews.com - May 15, 2013

At least 6 killed, dozens hurt in Granbury tornadoes as storms strike North Texas

A massive cleanup and recovery effort got under way this morning in Granbury, where at least six people were killed and dozens injured by three tornadoes, at least one of which was likely an EF-4 with sustained winds up to 200 mph.

"Doesn't get much worse than that," said Hood County Sheriff Roger Deeds, who helped escort a tour of the hard-hit Rancho Brazos subdivision.

Deeds said Thursday morning that all of the dead were adults and were in Ranchos Brazos. Another 37 people were injured, with about 100 homes flattened, damaged or destroyed.

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