Twister reported in Williamson County, warnings issued

COUNTY WILLIAMSON, Texas – Warnings had been issued for areas of Central Texas as a twister was reported to have touched Williamson County. Harm was additionally reported in some areas.

In response to studies, the twister touched down simply west of I-35 south of Jarrell and simply west of New Corn Hill. It lies a couple of miles above the bottom.

Williamson County ESD 5 Sheriff Ron Stewart stated an 8 x 8 part of their terminal’s roof was pulled off. 5 of the six storage doorways had been additionally broken.

Different damages included a flipped semi. The motive force was not significantly injured.

A Twister Warning has been issued for Williamson, Bell and Milam Counties.

Forecasters have warned that the principle threats will probably be 60 to 70 mph damaging winds and hail.

What to do if you end up in a twister

There are three essential components to any extreme climate plan: Shelter, discover, and motion plan.

The primary one is often the best one. Discover your area protected from inclement climate. The weather-safe area in your house is a room or closest away from the outside partitions of your home or house. The protected area will probably be on the bottom ground of your home or house constructing.

The commonest are closets, bogs or storage areas underneath the steps.

Cellular properties, trailers, and prefabs wouldn’t have foundations and buildings should not a protected haven throughout extreme thunderstorms. If you happen to’re in certainly one of these buildings, a part of your excessive climate plan ought to embrace discovering extra stable shelter.

Second, the announcement, can be comparatively easy. Be sure to have a technique to get climate alerts. The smartphone will ring with EMS alerts corresponding to tornadoes, flash floods, and extreme thunderstorm warnings. Climate apps, corresponding to FOX 7 WAPP will even provide you with a warning to extreme climate in your space.

The Hurricane Prediction Heart in Norman, Oklahoma and the Nationwide Climate Service in Austin/San Antonio counsel no less than two methods to get your alerts. One may very well be your telephone, the opposite, they counsel, the NWS climate radio for nighttime warnings.

After you obtain the alert, it will be important that you simply attain your protected area first, after which test FOX 7 to see the place the extreme climate menace is and the place it’s headed. Streaming video in your telephone may also help you keep on prime of the newest inclement climate data.

Third, an motion plan. When there is a climate emergency, you and your loved ones ought to know precisely the place to go so you do not waste time. A Nationwide Climate Service examine discovered that the typical time from when a twister warning is issued to when a twister hits is about 13 minutes.

Time is brief, and any wasted time can have devastating penalties.

It is essential to notice that, though the standard ‘storm tunnels’ seen in motion pictures or in Oklahoma are one of the simplest ways to remain utterly protected, they aren’t 100% necessary. Many twister survivors, together with within the notorious EF-5 Moore, 2013’s OK Twister, have survived direct impacts with out tornadoes or storm tunnels by taking measures protected area precautions.

If all of those steps are taken and your extreme climate plan is adopted, excessive climate – at worst – solely causes property injury.