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Devastating twister struck eastern Texas on Wednesday evening, causing widespread damage across Onalaska, Polk County.
The latest information from Polk County Office of Emergency Management is that three people have died and between 20 and 30 people have been injured by the storms.
Judge Sydney Murphy has issued a Declaration of Disaster in Polk County in response to yesterday’s storms as rescue efforts continue.
In the meantime, residents are being asked to avoid the area in order to prevent traffic congestion, which officials say could hinder search and rescue operations, and shelter has been established for people affected by the storm in Dunbar Gymnasium in Livingston.
Residents of Jasper and Newton County who have been displaced are advised to dial 1-866-526-8300 the American Red Cross, who can help them find a place to stay.[/vc_column_text][vc_raw_html]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[/vc_raw_html][vc_column_text]According to the Polk County Office of Emergency Management, officials first started receiving reports of storm related damage at 6.11 p.m. CDT.
The hardest hit regions were Yaupon Cove, Texas Acres, Canyon Park, Tree Farm Tracks, Kickapoo Estate, Triple Creek, Rocky Creek, Pine Harbor, Paradise Acres 1, 2 and 3, and 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Willey, reporter for KTRK-TV, shared footage of upturned trees and downed power cables in 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user and storm chaser Ian Shelton shared images of property damaged by fallen 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Seidel, Meteorologist with The Weather Channel, shared a clip of severe property damage along the Trinity River, off Highway 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Herzog, the chief meteorologist for ABC13 Houston, shared a video of a wedge tornado, so-named due to the wedge-like shape (upside-down triangle) of the storm.
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