Over 1,000 displaced, 500 structures destroyed or damaged in Jan. 12 tornado, Red Cross says
Red Cross Executive Officer John Brown (R), seen here with Dallas EMA Director Toya Stiles Crusoe and Selma Mayor James Perkins Jr. on Wednesday, said over 1,000 Dallas County residents were displaced by the Jan. 12 tornado and over 500 structures were destroyed or damaged.
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