Big Tornado Hits Crockett Area, but Firefighters Honor a Fallen Flag

CROCKETT — Witnesses say a tornado the size of two football fields passed through an area near Crockett Christmas Day. The National Weather Service says a Tornado just north of Pennington, southeast of Crockett, was an EF-3 storm, which has winds of 136 to 165 mph. KETK reports a feed store was destroyed. Rubble and debris were spread over a wide area; nearby homes and property were damaged. In the process, at least three American flags fell to the ground from their respective poles, but they would all be rescued, and one would be put back in its rightful place by two men. On County Road 4550, firefighters Logan Presley and Esau Hernandez rescued a flag, raised it onto a utility pole, and moved on to their next task.