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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The North Hopkins Volunteer Fire Department's building was severaly damaged. Workers cleaned the vehicle bay on April 4.
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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.
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Household items and building materials mixed in the debris from the storm.
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Sheila Krecek shows visitors around the wreckage of her family's property.
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The Volunteer Fire Department's kitchen had lost its ceiling and roof.
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The Vliet family's residential and commercial buildings were devastated.
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70 homes were damaged in the April 3 storm.
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Birthright residents and the communty's few businesses were without electricity on the morning of April 4.
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A large tree was among many uprooted along State Highway 19.
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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.
Mark Haslett has served at KETR since 2013. Since then, the station's news operation has enjoyed an increase in listener engagement and audience metrics, as well recognition in the Texas AP Broadcasters awards.