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Birthright loses three homes, 67 others damaged

By • Apr 4, 2014
  • Sheila Krecek shows visitors around the wreckage of her family's property.
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    Sheila Krecek shows visitors around the wreckage of her family's property.
    Mark Haslett
  • Household items and building materials mixed in the debris from the storm.
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    Household items and building materials mixed in the debris from the storm.
    Mark Haslett
  • The Vliet family's residential and commercial buildings were devastated.
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    The Vliet family's residential and commercial buildings were devastated.
    Mark Haslett
  • 70 homes were damaged in the April 3 storm.
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    70 homes were damaged in the April 3 storm.
    Mark Haslett
  • The North Hopkins Volunteer Fire Department's building was severaly damaged. Workers cleaned the vehicle bay on April 4.
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    The North Hopkins Volunteer Fire Department's building was severaly damaged. Workers cleaned the vehicle bay on April 4.
    Mark Haslett
  • The lounge area at the North Hopkins Volunteer Fire Department Building was missing a wall by the end of the storm.
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    The lounge area at the North Hopkins Volunteer Fire Department Building was missing a wall by the end of the storm.
    Mark Haslett
  • The Volunteer Fire Department's kitchen had lost its ceiling and roof.
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    The Volunteer Fire Department's kitchen had lost its ceiling and roof.
    Mark Haslett
  • An Oncor crew was dispatched from Southeast Texas early on the morning of April 4 to assist with repairing downed lines.
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    An Oncor crew was dispatched from Southeast Texas early on the morning of April 4 to assist with repairing downed lines.
    Mark Haslett
  • A large tree was among many uprooted along State Highway 19.
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    A large tree was among many uprooted along State Highway 19.
    Mark Haslett
  • Birthright residents and the communty's few businesses were without electricity on the morning of April 4.
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    Birthright residents and the communty's few businesses were without electricity on the morning of April 4.
    Mark Haslett

In the unincorporated Hopkins County community of Birthright, three homes were destroyed and 67 others damaged by a likely tornado on the night of April 3. 

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Birthright
Hopkins County
Tornado
Severe weather
April 3