Morning commuters got a surprise Thursday after a tornado touched down on San Antonio’s East Side, according to meteorologists and social media posts. The weak tornado was sighted near Joint Base San Antonio-Sam Houston at around 8 a.m., the military installation confirmed on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter.
Images of the tornado that reportedly touched down in San Antonio on Thursday morning as seen from the Embassy Suites downtown.
The weak tornado was sighted near Joint Base San Antonio-Sam Houston at around 8 a.m., the military installation confirmed on X, the social media platform formerly known as Twitter. Joint Base San Antonio weather has confirmed a brief, very weak tornado touched down on JBSA-Fort Sam Houston around 8 a.m. this morning. There are no reported injuries, but downed trees and some damage to vehicles have been reported.and also by Fox San Antonio meteorologist Brad Sowder, who tweeted that there were reports of damage in Terrell Hills.Commuters posted videos on X of the tornado, which appears to have touched down near the intersection of I-35 and U.S.
This morning a tornado was seen on live TV over the San Antonio Zoo area. We want to let the community and zoo lovers know that all the animals and staff are safe and secure and that we did not suffer any damage.Despite the eye witness accounts and video evidence, the National Weather Service has not yet confirmed whether a tornado touched down in San Antonio or where the phenomenon ranked on the Fujita scale — if at all.
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