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Riding through a twister: Couple prays while EF2 strikes home

by | Dec 31, 2015 | Latest, Life & Style

A wall of crosses sits untouched in the Peters house after the home was demolished by a tornado Dec. 26 in Farmersville.

A wall of crosses sits untouched in the Peters house after the home was demolished by a tornado Dec. 26 in Farmersville.

It looks like something out of a disaster movie … Twister to be specific. But the effects of an EF2 tornado outside Farmersville aren’t staged by Hollywood.

It is real life for Charlie and Le Ann Peters who rode out the tornado inside their home.

Looking at the home, which is located on a county road outside the city limits of Farmersville, it truly looks like a bomb went off.

By Wyndi Veigel • News Editor • [email protected]

For the complete story see the Dec. 31 edition of The Farmersville Times or click on the e-edition.

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