Texas: Tornado, Storms Devastate Region Causing Floods, Power Outages

High winds and heavy rains pelted central and southern Texas Friday morning, flooding highways, overflowing rivers and putting various regions under a tornado watch.

The tornado reportedly touched down in D'Hanis, 50 miles west of San Antonio, destroying a bank and damaging the local fire station and other buildings in the area, according to NBC's San Antonio's affiliate WOAI-TV.

No deaths have been reported.

In Floresville, about 30 miles southeast of San Antonio, a tornado is also suspected to have caused severe damage to a high school gymnasium, reported Reuters. The winds also destroyed several vehicles, damaged power lines and launched a recreational vehicle trailer onto the roof of a hotel.

"I am seeing the tires from the trailer on the roof of the Holiday Inn Express," Floresville resident Donna Rudolph-Miller told local media.

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Texas, Austin, San Antonio, Tornado, Wind, Rain, Flooding
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