SAN ANTONIO — Neighbors in north and northeast San Antonio are cleaning up downed tree limbs, torn fencing and other moderate damage left over after strong storms – as well as at least one confirmed tornado – swept through the area Thursday morning.
No major injuries have been reported as a result of the storms.
A KENS 5 viewer shared footage of what appeared to be a funnel cloud forming Seguin around 9 a.m., and another sent us a photo of a potential twister in the area of Fort Sam Houston around 8:13 a.m.
The National Weather Service said Thursday afternoon it still had to survey the damage to confirm how many twisters did touch down, saying they expect that to happen Friday. But they did confirm to KENS 5 a tornado of unknown strength touched down in the Terrell Hills area.
City and CPS Energy crews were out responding to the damage even before storms fully left the area. The city says damage was reported from the Fairchild Park area to Austin Highway, as well as from residents in Terrell Hills and Fort Sam Houston.
Officials couldn't immediately provide a damage estimate, but did say they received eight 3-1-1 calls for downed trees or limbs.
Meanwhile, the community is cleaning up. There was visible damage in the form of downed power lines and scattered debris at Union Pacific's east-side trainyard, which took a direct hit Thursday morning, and roofs were partially torn off a historic building at Fort Sam Houston a few miles north.
Branches and limbs from moderately sized trees were also seen strewn in that area of town.
Albert Leandro was craving donuts Thursday morning and sitting in the drive-thru when, suddenly, he heard "a bunch of things, debris, hitting my truck."
Instead of getting breakfast, he was served by Mother Nature.
"I opened my window, not knowing it's a tornado," Leandro told KENS 5.
He quickly took out his phone to capture the moment, which included flying debris and wind knocking trash cans down.
"Be aware when you know the weather is going to be kind of crazy," Leandro advised. "And have your camera ready."
In the Government Hill area of town, people who live nearby were cleaning up and helping one another.
"Today is Government Hill-strong," said Rose Hill, neighborhood president. "It is every day, because we have strong neighbors and a strong community, and we will come together. When things like this happen, this is when we come together for our community and help each other—especially our seniors and veterans that can't get out there."
Tiffanie Campa's family home took a direct hit from the severe weather, in the form of a giant hackberry tree that fell on the house.
"It was kind of scary, because in San Antonio we don't experience anything like this," Campa said. "Thankfully all our neighbors came together."
Hill said Government Hill has sponsored cleanup drives in the past, and plans to do the same after this storm.
Meanwhile, on the north side, the storm shredded signs and ripped doors from their hinges at a business complex. One man KENS 5 spoke to, Miguel Banuelos, said he was stuck outside work as the severe weather rolled through, adding the winds were so strong he couldn't open the doors to run inside.
At another business in that same complex, the doors had an opposite reaction—blowing open and causing damage to the extent they'll have to be replaced. The marquee sign at Ranger Firearms suffered between $4,000 and $5,000 in damage.
"We have not had anything like that in about eight years. It was pretty intense," said Edward DeWees III, owner of Rangers Firearms.
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