据当地消防和警察部门称,周一晚上,一场龙卷风袭击了德克萨斯州的圆石城,造成人员受伤,多处房屋和商店受损。
奥斯汀以北约20英里的圆石城警方呼吁居民远离道路。
龙卷风席卷了圆石城的一个购物中心,毁坏了一家餐馆、一家银行和一个家得宝停车场的汽车。
圆石官员在周一晚上的新闻发布会上说,目前,该市没有死亡或重大受伤的报道。然而,官员们表示,“许多建筑和车辆遭到巨大破坏。”
据报道,在周一晚上的强风暴中,德克萨斯州至少有10次龙卷风。预计阵风将达到每小时75英里,冰雹直径可能超过2英寸。
在美国中部时间8点35分,一场龙卷风被证实以每小时40英里的速度席卷了德克萨斯州布莱恩西南部。破坏性的龙卷风产生了四分之一大小的冰雹
德州各地都发布了龙卷风警报,包括达拉斯、韦科、奥斯汀、圣安东尼奥和学院站,以及路易斯安那州和阿肯色州。
Injuries, damage reported from Texas tornado
Injuries have been reported and multiple homes and businesses are damaged after a tornado tore through Round Rock, Texas, Monday evening, according to the local fire and police departments.
Police in Round Rock, about 20 miles north of Austin, are urging residents to stay off the roads.
The tornado ripped through a strip mall in Round Rock, damaging a restaurant, a bank, and cars in a Home Depot parking lot.
At this point, no fatalities nor major injuries were reported in the city, Round Rock officials said at a press conference Monday night. However, officials said there was "tremendous damage to a lot of structures and vehicles."
At least 10 tornadoes have been reported in Texas during severe storms Monday night. Wind gusts are forecast to reach 75 mph and hail could be more than 2 inches in diameter.
At 8:35 CDT, a tornado was confirmed over southwestern Bryan, Texas, moving at 40 mph. The damaging tornado was producing quarter-size hail
Tornado watches have been issued across Texas, including Dallas, Waco, Austin, San Antonio and College Station, as well as in Louisiana and Arkansas.