SALADO, Texas — A tornado reportedly struck near Salado, Texas, on Tuesday as a storm system swept through the region, injuring nearly two dozen people, damaging buildings and knocking out power to thousands of customers.
According to KWTX and the Killeen Daily Herald, the twister was spotted shortly after 5:30 p.m. CDT before it crossed from Williamson County into Bell County, more than 50 miles north of Austin.
“This is a confirmed tornado to the SW of Salado,” the National Weather Service tweeted at the time.
This is a confirmed tornado to the SW of Salado. This is likely just inside the Bell county line to the NE of Florence and NW of Jarrell. Radar confirmed a Tornado Debris Signature as well. https://t.co/YA3VRFY9Oj
— NWS Austin/San Antonio (@NWSSanAntonio) April 12, 2022
Bell County Judge David Blackburn told KWTX that 23 people suffered storm-related injuries, including 12 who were hospitalized. He also said some buildings “were reduced to rubble,” according to the news outlet.
Early Wednesday, more than 57,000 customers across the state were without power, according to PowerOutage.US.
Social media users are sharing photos and videos of the severe weather. Here are some of those posts:
1. @jdavis2119, Twitter
Look at the size of this tornado. Getting word of some damage 8 miles north-northwest of Jarrell. (Tornado has lifted, no longer a threat) https://t.co/RBk9HjVks2
— Chikage Windler WX (@ChikageWeather) April 12, 2022
2. Texas Division of Emergency Management, Facebook
TDEM field response personnel are on the ground supporting local officials in communities impacted by tornados, large...
Posted by Texas Division of Emergency Management on Tuesday, April 12, 2022
3. @tornadotrackers, Twitter
Streamed tornado live at 5:45pm just 4 miles west of Jarrell, TX. #txwx pic.twitter.com/ROXqBJEhTu
— Tornado Trackers (@tornadotrackers) April 12, 2022
4. @Arkadia25, Twitter
1.5" to near 2" hail around TPC Parkway & Bulverde Green in northern Bexar County over past 1/2hr https://t.co/hv6vilMFsd
— Chris Suchan (@ChrisSuchanWOAI) April 12, 2022
5. @miss_lyss10, Twitter
Still getting Quarter sized hail reports from the storm moving from Bexar into Comal County. https://t.co/YQUpdVW7M9
— NWS Austin/San Antonio (@NWSSanAntonio) April 12, 2022
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