Community Makes Us Stronger When We Need it the Most
Category: Building Community
Written By: Chris Libby
Date: September 13, 2023
Parkhill’s team of volunteers meet on site to assess the damage left from a deadly tornado that swept through Perryton, Texas on June 15, 2023. Pictured left to right: Nichole Carroway, AIA; Paul Hare, AIA; Mike Westbrook, PE; Mike Moss, AIA; and Melissa Walker, AIA.
In just over ten minutes, the EF3 tornado with 140 MPH force winds and a swath a half-mile wide decimated homes, and businesses.
Pictured are the historic Hotel Perryton next to the Ellis Theatre. Many businesses along the downtown square have been lost or forced to relocate due to the damage.
Volunteers canvassed the area and walked blocks—home by home and business by business—to assess the damage on more than 440 structures to determined what was safe or salvageable and what needed to be replaced.