MATADOR, Texas - At least four people have been killed, and nine others were injured when a tornado ripped through the town of Matador, Texas, Wednesday evening, according to local officials.According to Derek Delgado, the Public Information Officer with Lubbock Fire Rescue, everyone is currently accounted for, and search and rescue efforts resumed at first light Thursday morning.Initially, 10 people were reported to be injured, but one of the tornado victims died at the hospital, bringing the total number of injured to nine.Drone video shows extensive damage after a deadly tornado in Matador, Texas, on June 21, 2023. (Lubbock Fire Rescue/Twitter) This is now the deadliest tornado in Texas since the deadly Dallas County tornado in 2015, according to the National Weather Service."Coming in last night from Lubbock, coming in from the south, you really had to pass everything in order to get to where all the command post vehicles were," Delgado said on FOX Weather Thursday morning. "It was truly something I’ve never seen in my career, just the amount of emergency crews from around the state that have come together to help this town is truly remarkable."But also, Delgado continued, the emotional toll of what took place is something that will affect residents well into the future."These people’s livelihoods, we had a restaurant, you know, completely torn apart.
We had doors broken down, residences, you know, demolished," he said. "It’s truly devastating, especially with a town this size."Matador has a population of around 571 and is located about 60 miles east-northeast of Lubbock in northwestern Texas.Much of Matador remains without power due to the severe weather that rolled through Texas and the Plains on Wednesday.