Mineral Wells hit by fourth? sixth day of severe storms as tornado strikes Texas town

A tornado tore through Mineral Wells, Texas, around 5 p.m. Tuesday, as part of a multi-day severe weather outbreak that has battered the South with hail and damaging winds. At least two people were hospitalized and several injuries reported as homes and an industrial area were damaged; there were no known deaths or active missing persons at the time. The town implemented a curfew and the high school served as a reunification center with aid from the Red Cross as the broader region remains under multiple severe-weather warnings, with large hail reported in nearby areas and additional tornado watches in neighboring states.