Memorial Day weekend roared into the town of Bowie, Texas, with a confirmed EF-1 tornado producing winds up to 95 miles per hour. When it was all over Bowie, situated 65 miles northwest of Ft. Worth with a population of approximately 5,200, was shaken.
Answering the call for help, multiple North Texas stakes of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints sent over 700 volunteers to aid in the clean-up. Donning the Church’s bright yellow “Helping Hands” t-shirts and aprons, the volunteers are credited with cleaning up nearly 300 homes and surveying many others for needed work.
Photos were submitted by Bonnie Buchanan, Kathy Porter, and Stacy Holman.