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Photos: Rains County Homes Damaged, Destroyed By Tornado

KETR | By Mark Haslett

Published May 1, 2017 at 2:49 PM CDT

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Work crews on Monday continued to clean up the aftermath of the April 29 tornado.

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The same tornado that killed four people in Van Zandt County crossed across Rains County on April 29.

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Local officials estimate that about 15 homes were detroyed and around 30 others damaged in Rains County.

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Several homes along U.S. Hwy. 69 in Rains County were damaged or destroyed.

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The storm system left thousands without electricity over the weekend, and some remained without service on Monday.

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The tornado passed just east of the city limits of Emory.

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A map shows the path of the tornado through Rains County.

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Local officials remained busy Monday afternoon at the command center on U.S. Hwy. 69.

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Local officials established a command center east of Emory on U.S. Hwy. 69.

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Rains County Emergency Management Coordinator Jon Wedeking said that final damage estimates have not been completed yet.

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The same tornado that ripped through Van Zandt County on April 29 continued into Rains County, where the path of the storm passed just east of the Emory city limits.

Cleanup efforts continued Monday, with some roads still closed to through traffic as law enforcement officers and work crews continued to restore order to the area. Along U.S. Hwy. 69, Rains County Road 779 remained closed as of Monday afternoon. Rains County Emergency Management Coordinator Jon Wedeking estimated that about 15 homes had been destroyed and that between 25 and 35 other homes in the county were damaged, but that work crews have not completed damage surveys.