Check out photos of damage left behind in Orange County following Tuesday’s storm
Published 2:05 pm Wednesday, January 25, 2023
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Valerie Sonnier, left, and daughter Chloe were out picking up debris left behind from Tuesday’s tornado in Orangefield. (Mary Meaux/The Leader)
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Storm debris litters a yard in the Bobcat Trails neighborhood of Orangefield. (Mary Meaux/The Leader)
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A Winnebago lies on its side in a driveway in the Bobcat Trails neighborhood of Orangefield. (Mary Meaux/The Leader)
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An uprooted tree is seen an Orangefield neighborhood following a January tornado. (Mary Meaux/The Leader)
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A storage facility on Texas 62 was damaged in the storm. (Mary Meaux/The Leader)
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Crews work to repair damage at LaQuinta on Texas 62 in Orange. (Mary Meaux/The Leader)
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Part of an 18-wheeler was flipped near a business on Texas 62 in Orange County. (Mary Meaux/The Leader)
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A home on Mica Circle was heavily damaged during the tornado in January. (Mary Meaux/The Leader)
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A roof sits on a yard in Orangefield following last month’s tornado. (Mary Meaux/The Leader)
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A tall pole at Sonic Drive-in on Texas 62 in Orange fell during the storm. (Mary Meaux/The Leader)
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John Carroll picks up storm debris from his yard Wednesday in Orangefield. He noted his wheelbarrow was missing one handle after it was thrown during the tornado. (Mary Meaux/The Leader)
“It sounded like a train.”
Local residents withstand tornado, then begin to rebuild.