Communities Hit by Memorial Day Weekend Storms Band Together After Rough Start to Holiday

Brandon Finney didn’t go to church on Sunday, May 26, but he still spent the morning thanking God. At least 15 people were killed by tornados that cut a path of destruction across Texas, Oklahoma, and Arkansas, starting late Saturday and into Sunday morning. Seven fatalities were reported in Cooke County, Texas. The dead included two children, ages 2 and 5, Texas’s Cooke County Sheriff Ray Sappington said. Cooke County includes the small community of Valley View, which was among the hardest-hit areas. Three family members were found dead in one home, Mr. Sappington said. It’s also where Mr. Finney lives with his daughters, ages 3 and 5....