Saturday, the skies cleared from west to east, bringing a true calm after the storm. (It’s not), but it's just crazy here."īy 11:45 a.m.
"So, I was thinking I would come over and my whole house was going to be leveled. "I was on the north side and about 10 minutes after it hit, we were coming at it this way and I got a call from my neighbors to come over, that my house was completely gone," Schneider said while removing items from his garage. Seconds after stopping to collect his thoughts on the storm, the rain returned. On San Jose Drive at South Fifth Street, Joey Schneider plucked through a collapsing garage and home that looked the worse for wear. Rain, thunder and lightning returned about 8 a.m., temporarily scattering relief efforts. VIDEO: Abilene police drone aerial footage of tornado-like wind storm damageĪdam Wiley, a meteorologist with NWS, earlier Saturday said winds may have reached 70 mph, strong enough to throw the trailer and bring down the free-standing Furniture Row sign in front of the Clack Street business.Īs cleanup and storm damage assessment began, a second storm rolled through the area. "Straight-line winds damage is more common than tornado, but people think because there’s damage, it had to be a tornado. "A lot of different things go into determining whether a tornado touched down or not," Lyons said. Survey crews will make an official determination based on the damage path and other factors. Well, the National Weather Service doesn’t know yet. MORE: Tornado slams into Ballinger, destroying several homes That line of storms eventually arrived in Abilene later Saturday morning. Strong storms that produced heavy winds and possible tornadoes struck San Angelo and Ballinger, he said. Meteorologist Steve Lyons said that will be determined after a survey on Sunday or Monday. The National Weather Service office in San Angelo confirmed very strong winds in Abilene before dawn, when first a tornado watch and then a warning were issued, but stopped short of calling the windstorm a tornadic event. More than 9,300 residents initially lost power, AEP reported, and streets where the damage was most prevalent were closed by police. No deaths and no serious injuries were reported, city of Abilene spokeswoman Mari Cockerell said. Residents of an Abilene nursing home were evacuated and thousands of Abilenians were left with damaged homes and businesses after a severe thunderstorm ripped through the west side of the city in the South Seventh Street area about 5:30 a.m. Watch Video: Devastated homes: Tornado-like storm damage in Abilene
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