Three tornadoes in 11 days – that’s what residents of Burleson County have dealt with. Two of them came Friday, February 3rd.
David Bagley, the county’s Emergency Management Coordinator, said an EF1 tornado hit near the intersection of County Roads 268, 269, and 272. It damaged nearly 30 homes, completely destroying two.
The other tornado, an EF2, touched down near the FedEx facility on FM 50 impacting two businesses and throwing nine FedEx trailers into the nearby pecan orchard.
Bagley said they are in the process of completing a local disaster declaration and will seek assistance from the state.
A debris collection dumpster will be placed near the intersection of County Road 268 and County Road 272 on Tuesday at noon.
WTAW’s Chelsea Reber visits with David Bagley, Feb. 6, 2012
The National Weather Service Monday evening released the following information:
At 645 PM THE FIRST TORNADO TOUCHED DOWN IN SNOOK DAMAGING NUMEROUS HOMES, UPROOTING TREES AND DESTROYING SEVERAL BARNS AND METAL SHEDS. STORM WAS ON THE GROUND FOR ABOUT 2 MILES AND A PATH WIDTH AROUND 75 YARDS. THE TORNADO WAS RATED AN EF1.
At 650 PM THE SECOND TORNADO TOUCHED ABOUT 2 MILES NORTHEAST OF SNOOK AND DID MAJOR DAMAGE TO A LARGE METAL BUILDING. THE TORNADO ALSO MOVED AND FLIPPED AN AUTOMOBILE ABOUT 50 YARDS. 5 EIGHTEEN WHEELER TRAILERS WERE TOSSED ABOUT 100 YARDS INTO A PECAN PLANTATION. A PICTURE OF THE TORNADO WAS TAKEN FROM ABOUT 3 MILES TO THE WNW. THE WIDTH OF THE TORNADO WAS ABOUT 75 YARDS WAS ON THE GROUND ABOUT 2 MILES. IT IS RATED AS AN EF2.