Officials confirmed Wednesday that a tornado tore through this small city in eastern Texas, sending five people to a hospital as it flattened buildings used for manufacturing and ripped the roofs off nearby homes. Local officials said they feared the worst when they saw buildings collapsing as a powerful storm struck Tuesday in Mineral Wells, home to about 15,000 people west of Dallas . “We are moist grateful for no loss of life in this event yesterday,” Mayor Regan Johnson told a news conference Wednesday. "When you see the destruction that's here, you can tell that’s really amazing.” Allison Prater, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Fort Worth , said the tornado touched down in Mineral Wells with winds of at least 120 mph (193 kph). The weather service sent a team Wednesday to survey the destruction in the town, located about 80 miles (130 kilometers) west of Dallas. Violent weather has plagued parts of the South and Midwest over the past week.…