Tornado touched down in NW Side

Meteorologists confirm EF1-rated twister struck Wildhorse subdivision

A tornado with maximum winds of 100 miles per hour touched down in a Northwest Side neighborhood Sunday evening, the National Weather Service confirms.

Meteorologists rated the tornado as an EF1 after a damage survey was conducted Monday in the Wildhorse subdivision, near the intersection of Shaenfield Road and Loop 1604.

The rating scale takes into account both wind speed and damage caused by a tornado, according to the NWS website.

Eric Platt, a NWS meteorologist, said specific details are still under investigation, including what time the tornado formed as well the length, width and path of the whirlwind.

“Fences down and roof damage are the main things we saw so far,” Platt said.

No injuries have been reported.

Meteorologists said more information will be released Tuesday.

Platt said straight line damage, often caused by a thunderstorm or a microburst, was also reported on Talley Road.

The line of storms brought a recorded 1.93 inches of rain at the San Antonio International Airport. Platt said about half an inch of rain has been recorded as of Monday afternoon.

A 10 percent chance for thunderstorms is in Tuesday’s forecast, meteorologists said.

Wednesday and Thursday are expected to be dry with a 20 or 30 percent chance of rain returning for the weekend.

On Friday night, the town of Bowie, about 65 miles northwest of Fort Worth, was hit hard by one tornado about 9 p.m, the NWS confirmed Saturday. A weather service survey team concluded from damage patterns that the twister rated an EF1

Mayor Gaylynn Burris told the Bowie News that the storm damaged at least 50 businesses and at least that many homes in the town of more than 5,000 residents.