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Tornado hits Texas A&M AgriLife facilities at Vernon

Cleanup underway through outpouring of community support

Following a May 4 tornado, the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Vernon and Texas A&M AgriLife Foundation Seed are finding comfort in community support from Vernon to Wichita Falls and from the entire Texas A&M AgriLife statewide network.

The Texas A&M AgriLife properties in the community of Lockett, just south of Vernon, took a direct hit from the tornado, severely damaging many buildings and impacting ongoing research. The facilities are home to the Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service programs for the Rolling Plains region.

The damage building and uprooted trees with debris laying around as a result of a tornado hit.
The Texas A&M AgriLife Research and Extension Center at Vernon was damaged by an F3 tornado May 4. (Texas A&M AgriLife photo)

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