Tornadoes sweep North Texas, causing injuries and damage to homes
Tornadoes cause damage to areas on Oxford Drive and Stratford Drive in Round Rock, Texas on March 21. (Photo: AP)
Injuries were reported, while many homes and businesses were damaged after the storm tornado “torn” Round Rock, a city in Williamson County, Texas, on the evening of February 21 (local time), according to the local police and fire department.
Police in Round Rock, about 20 miles (32 km) north of Austin, the capital of Texas, urged people to avoid going out.
The tornado caused damage at a shopping center in Round Rock, damaging a restaurant, bank and cars in the parking lot of Home Depot (a company that sells construction tools, products and services. of the US).
Dark clouds in a tornado. (Photo: Dallas Morning News)
“At this time, no deaths or serious injuries have been reported in the city,” Round Rock officials said at a news conference late Tuesday night. However, the local government confirmed, there was “major damage to a lot of structures and vehicles”.
At least 10 tornadoes were reported in Texas on the night of March 21. Wind gusts are forecast up to 75 mph (120 km/h) and hail can be more than 2 inches (nearly 6 cm) in diameter.
Tornado warnings have been issued across Texas, including the cities of Dallas, Waco, Austin, San Antonio and College Station, as well as Louisiana and Arkansas.
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