Tornado in Sanderson brings community together [Video]

SANDERSON, Texas — In the small town of Sanderson, disaster struck on Sunday night.

The aftermath leaves a lone file cabinet in one area, roofs torn off for some and for others, houses no longer homes.

Terrell County Sheriff Thaddues Cleveland says their needs are met, but assessments continue on the damage.

“So here locally we have already declared a disaster in our county,” said Sheriff of Terrell County Thaddeus Cleveland. “That’ll go up through TDEM (Texas Division of Emergency Management) to the governor’s office and then based on those assessments they’ll make a determination what sort of aid will be available to us here and whether we kick that up to a national level.” 

Despite this reality, the 800 people of Terrell County are hard at work.

Community members who …