Van Tornado

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Amazing stories of survival are surfacing from the EF-3 tornado that devastated Van this past Sunday, including the story of a 2-week-old baby who survived being tossed around by this tornado.

One of the reasons we're proud to be part of East Texas is knowing how strong, resilient and steadfast our people are around here. And that has been proven tenfold after a tornado ripped through the small town of Van on Sunday night.

KLTV.com-Tyler, Longview, Jacksonville, Texas | ETX News An EF-3 tornado ripped apart about 30 percent of the small East Texas town of Van on Mother's Day evening. An aerial view from KLTV Channel 7 shows the almost 15-mile path of destruction that was done to homes, businesses and schools.