Month: April 2022

WILLIAMSON COUNTY, Texas — Leaders in Williamson County have issued a weeklong disaster declaration in the area following a damage assessment after a tornado touched down in the area Tuesday. “We are grateful that we did not have any serious injuries due to the storm in our county, but our prayers are with the families in Bell County who did experience tremendous loss,” said County Judge Bill Gravell. The declaration makes it possible for the…

For Round Rock residents, the cleanup process after severe tornadoes has been tiring. One neighbor said she’s been waiting weeks on an engineer to come out. AUSTIN, Texas — Katy Dunn is one of many Round Rock residents still trying to pick up the pieces of her torn-apart Round Rock home.  “This is, like, not even the worst of it. All the insulation came and littered the garage,” said Dunn.   A tornado touched down in…

NORTH TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) – The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has fined 20 entities a total of $473,275 for violating state environmental regulations, including three in North Texas. The city of Hurst was fined for an unauthorized discharge of untreated polluted water into a creek, TCEQ found killed at least 78 fish. Hurst has since corrected the problem by replacing sewer mains, disposing of dead fish, and containing the contaminated water. The city was…

Assessments are underway to evaluate the damage of a tornado that touched down in southern Bell County Tuesday night, leaving a wake of uprooted trees, downed power lines and buildings reduced to rubble. The first calls to emergency services came in at about 5:30 p.m. The tornado, roughly 1/4 mile wide, traveled about 8 miles up from northern Williamson County line on Co. Rd. 228 and traveled northeast along F.M. 2843. Bell County Judge David…

ELLIS COUNTY, Texas (CBSDFW.COM) – At sunrise cleanup will begin in the City of Ennis after Tuesday night’s severe storms swept through the area.  Strong winds caused the roof of a local Dairy Queen, on East Ennis Avenue, to partially collapse. The storm sent the roof and debris crashing down on cars in and around the parking lot. The fast-food business is reportedly one of the worst hit spots in Ennis, likely causing thousands of…

2 tornadoes touch down as severe weather moves through Central Texas

BELL COUNTY, Texas (CBSDFW.COM/CNN) – Dozens of people were hurt in Central Texas after a tornado hit Tuesday night. The severe weather happened around Salado, a city in Bell County about 50 miles south of Waco. The National Weather Service confirms that at least two tornadoes touched down. Reports into CBS 11 News say the twisters tore through buildings, uprooted trees, and downed power lines. At least 23 people were hurt — with a dozen…

Here are the latest updates from the KVUE Storm Team. Author: Shane Hinton (KVUE), Hunter Williams, Erika Lopez Published: 11:46 AM CST March 6, 2019 Updated: 9:02 PM CDT April 12, 2022 AUSTIN, Texas — The severe weather threat has come to an end for Central Texas after one confirmed tornado touched down in northern Williamson County near Florence, then traveled east into Bell County. The National Weather Service will go out and survey the…

Viewers are sending in footage of the tornado from the Jarrell and Florence areas. JARRELL, Texas — At least one tornado touched down in northern Williamson County Tuesday evening. Viewers in the Florence and Jarrell areas reported seeing the funnel cloud. Radar indicates the tornado moved out of the KVUE viewing area before 6 p.m. RELATED: LIVE RADAR: Tornado Watch issued in Central Texas until 11 p.m. There have been no reports of injuries caused…