Latest on flooding: Tornado hits Panhandle gas rig; 3 hurt
Source: AP
9:30 p.m. CDT
What officials say was at least one tornado has struck a gas drilling rig in the Texas Panhandle, injuring three workers.
The incident happened about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday about 2½ miles north of the town of Canadian. A spokeswoman for the Hemphill County Sheriff's Office says the work shack on the rig floor was severely damaged.
Two people were taken to Northwest Texas Healthcare System in Amarillo, about 100 miles southwest of the rig site. One was being treated for an abdominal impalement and another for non-life-threatening facial injuries. A hospital spokesman said conditions weren't available for the two.
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