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There are no reports of death or major injuries, Decker said. The storms also produced high winds, golf ball-sized hail and rain. Thursday by this super cell that was caused by unstable conditions and a strong upper trough that produced strong “down shears,” Decker said. The Abilene area was affected between 1 and 2 a.m. The most damaging storm system developed near Garden City and rolled through Sterling City, Merkel, Tye and then northeast of Abilene, said NWS meteorologist Mike Decker in San Angelo. Tornado warnings were issued Wednesday night and early Thursday because of severe storms that passed through the area. There were reports of broken trees and some damage to carports, Miller said. It touched down briefly in an uninhabited areas near Ranch Road 1 northwest of town and again near the cemetery on the north side of Albany. Miller said he believed another tornado passed just northwest of Albany shortly after 2 a.m. The residents in the second house were able to stay inside for the night, Shackleford County Sheriff Edward Miller said.

The roof was blown off one house and several nearby trailers destroyed, and the second house suffered moderate roof damage. Two houses on County Road 152 near Hamby also were damaged, County Judge Robert Skelton said. The destruction was especially evident around the 5500 block of FM 126 and at County Roads 342 and 344, he said. Cliff Griffin with the Taylor County Sheriff’s Office. Power lines were down, wind turbines toppled and several structures and residences in Mulberry Canyon south of Merkel were damaged, said Sgt. The Tye tornado was classified as EF-1, with wind speeds of 86 to 110 mph. The Merkel and Robertson unit tornadoes were classified as at least EF-2, which have winds of 111 to 135 mph, the NWS said. TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - A tornado touched down in Tyler on Thursday evening, causing damage and destruction in its path. Viewer submitted footage and images of the Thursday evening tornado in Tyler.

and a third at the Robertson unit at 1:47 a.m., NWS lead forecaster Patrick McCullough said. Tyler residents share damage pics, videos after tornado touchdown. Thursday, followed by second near Tye at about 1:27 a.m. The storm rumbled through the area during the first hours of the first day of spring.Ī team from the San Angelo office of the National Weather Service surveyed the area Thursday and determined that a tornado had touched down south of Merkel about 1:15 a.m. Two early morning tornadoes snapped trees, shattered windows, and changed lives. An overnight storm that spawned multiple tornadoes caused damage west, north and northeast of Abilene, including wind turbines south of Merkel, houses in Tye and vehicles and structures at the Robertson and Middleton prison units near the Jones County line. ABILENE, TX On May 18, 2019, 317 families woke up to devastating damage.