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San Antonio received a daily record amount of rainfall as heavy storms swept through the area on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, producing a possible tornado and pea-sized hail.
San Antonio received a daily record amount of rainfall as heavy storms swept through the area on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, producing a possible tornado and pea-sized hail.
San Antonio received a daily record amount of rainfall as heavy storms swept through the area on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, producing a possible tornado and pea-sized hail.
San Antonio received a daily record amount of rainfall as heavy storms swept through the area on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, producing a possible tornado and pea-sized hail.
San Antonio received a daily record amount of rainfall as heavy storms swept through the area on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, producing a possible tornado and pea-sized hail.
San Antonio received a daily record amount of rainfall as heavy storms swept through the area on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, producing a possible tornado and pea-sized hail.
A swath of debris and fallen trees left by heavy winds and rains that swept through neighborhoods near Walzem and Montgomery streets early Monday morning.
A swath of debris and fallen trees left by heavy winds and rains that swept through neighborhoods near Walzem and Montgomery streets early Monday morning.
A CPS Energy transmission tower is bent in half on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, following a series of heavy storms that moved through San Antonio. CPS Energy spokeswoman Nora Castro confirmed the tower is located near Uhr Lane and Higgins Road on the Northeast Side.
A CPS Energy transmission tower is bent in half on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, following a series of heavy storms that moved through San Antonio. CPS Energy spokeswoman Nora Castro confirmed the tower is located
A CPS Energy transmission tower is bent in half on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, following a series of heavy storms that moved through San Antonio. CPS Energy spokeswoman Nora Castro confirmed the tower is located near Uhr Lane and Higgins Road on the Northeast Side.
A CPS Energy transmission tower is bent in half on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, following a series of heavy storms that moved through San Antonio. CPS Energy spokeswoman Nora Castro confirmed the tower is located
A CPS Energy transmission tower is bent in half on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, following a series of heavy storms that moved through San Antonio. CPS Energy spokeswoman Nora Castro confirmed the tower is located near Uhr Lane and Higgins Road on the Northeast Side.
A CPS Energy transmission tower is bent in half on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, following a series of heavy storms that moved through San Antonio. CPS Energy spokeswoman Nora Castro confirmed the tower is located
San Antonio received a daily record amount of rainfall as heavy storms swept through the area on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, producing a possible tornado and pea-sized hail.
San Antonio received a daily record amount of rainfall as heavy storms swept through the area on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, producing a possible tornado and pea-sized hail.
A swath of debris and fallen trees left by heavy winds and rains that swept through neighborhoods near Walzem and Montgomery streets
A swath of debris and fallen trees left by heavy winds and rains that swept through neighborhoods near Walzem and Montgomery streets
San Antonio received a daily record amount of rainfall as heavy storms swept through the area on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, producing a possible tornado and pea-sized hail.
San Antonio received a daily record amount of rainfall as heavy storms swept through the area on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, producing a possible tornado and pea-sized hail.
San Antonio received a daily record amount of rainfall as heavy storms swept through the area on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, producing a possible tornado and pea-sized hail.
San Antonio received a daily record amount of rainfall as heavy storms swept through the area on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, producing a possible tornado and pea-sized hail.
San Antonio received a daily record amount of rainfall as heavy storms swept through the area on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, producing a possible tornado and pea-sized hail.
San Antonio received a daily record amount of rainfall as heavy storms swept through the area on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, producing a possible tornado and pea-sized hail.
San Antonio received a daily record amount of rainfall as heavy storms swept through the area on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, producing a possible tornado and pea-sized hail.
San Antonio received a daily record amount of rainfall as heavy storms swept through the area on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, producing a possible tornado and pea-sized hail.
San Antonio received a daily record amount of rainfall as heavy storms swept through the area on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, producing a possible tornado and pea-sized hail.
San Antonio received a daily record amount of rainfall as heavy storms swept through the area on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, producing a possible tornado and pea-sized hail.
San Antonio received a daily record amount of rainfall as heavy storms swept through the area on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, producing a possible tornado and pea-sized hail.
San Antonio received a daily record amount of rainfall as heavy storms swept through the area on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, producing a possible tornado and pea-sized hail.
A CPS Energy transmission tower is bent in half on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, following a series of heavy storms that moved through San Antonio. CPS Energy spokeswoman Nora Castro confirmed the tower is located near Uhr Lane and Higgins Road on the Northeast Side.
A CPS Energy transmission tower is bent in half on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, following a series of heavy storms that moved through San Antonio. CPS Energy spokeswoman Nora Castro confirmed the tower is located
San Antonio received a daily record amount of rainfall as heavy storms swept through the area on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, producing a possible tornado and pea-sized hail.
San Antonio received a daily record amount of rainfall as heavy storms swept through the area on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, producing a possible tornado and pea-sized hail.
San Antonio received a daily record amount of rainfall as heavy storms swept through the area on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, producing a possible tornado and pea-sized hail.
San Antonio received a daily record amount of rainfall as heavy storms swept through the area on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, producing a possible tornado and pea-sized hail.
San Antonio received a daily record amount of rainfall as heavy storms swept through the area on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, producing a possible tornado and pea-sized hail.
San Antonio received a daily record amount of rainfall as heavy storms swept through the area on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, producing a possible tornado and pea-sized hail.
San Antonio received a daily record amount of rainfall as heavy storms swept through the area on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, producing a possible tornado and pea-sized hail.
San Antonio received a daily record amount of rainfall as heavy storms swept through the area on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, producing a possible tornado and pea-sized hail.
San Antonio received a daily record amount of rainfall as heavy storms swept through the area on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, producing a possible tornado and pea-sized hail.
San Antonio received a daily record amount of rainfall as heavy storms swept through the area on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, producing a possible tornado and pea-sized hail.
San Antonio received a daily record amount of rainfall as heavy storms swept through the area on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, producing a possible tornado and pea-sized hail.
San Antonio received a daily record amount of rainfall as heavy storms swept through the area on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, producing a possible tornado and pea-sized hail.
San Antonio received a daily record amount of rainfall as heavy storms swept through the area on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, producing a possible tornado and pea-sized hail.
San Antonio received a daily record amount of rainfall as heavy storms swept through the area on Monday, Feb. 20, 2017, producing a possible tornado and pea-sized hail.
A possible tornado touched down in different parts of San Antonio, damaging more than 150 homes, according to the National Weather Service.
A possible tornado touched down in different parts of San Antonio, damaging more than 150 homes, according to the National Weather Service.
A possible tornado touched down in different parts of San Antonio, damaging more than 150 homes, according to the National Weather Service.
A possible tornado touched down in different parts of San Antonio, damaging more than 150 homes, according to the National Weather Service.
A possible tornado touched down in different parts of San Antonio, damaging more than 150 homes, according to the National Weather Service.
A possible tornado touched down in different parts of San Antonio, damaging more than 150 homes, according to the National Weather Service.
Heavy storms that moved through San Antonio dropped 1.51 inches of rain Sunday, a record for Feb. 19, while parts of the North Side saw pea-sized hail, according to the National Weather Service.
Heavy storms that moved through San Antonio dropped 1.51 inches of rain Sunday, a record for Feb. 19, while parts of the North Side saw pea-sized hail, according to the National Weather Service.
A possible tornado touched down in different parts of San Antonio, damaging more than 150 homes, according to the National Weather Service.
A possible tornado touched down in different parts of San Antonio, damaging more than 150 homes, according to the National Weather Service.
A possible tornado touched down in different parts of San Antonio, damaging more than 150 homes, according to the National Weather Service.
A possible tornado touched down in different parts of San Antonio, damaging more than 150 homes, according to the National Weather Service.
A possible tornado touched down in different parts of San Antonio, damaging more than 150 homes, according to the National Weather Service.
A possible tornado touched down in different parts of San Antonio, damaging more than 150 homes, according to the National Weather Service.
A possible tornado touched down in different parts of San Antonio, damaging more than 150 homes, according to the National Weather Service.
A possible tornado touched down in different parts of San Antonio, damaging more than 150 homes, according to the National Weather Service.
Heavy storms that moved through San Antonio dropped 1.51 inches of rain Sunday, a record for Feb. 19, while parts of the North Side saw pea-sized hail, according to the National Weather Service.
Heavy storms that moved through San Antonio dropped 1.51 inches of rain Sunday, a record for Feb. 19, while parts of the North Side saw pea-sized hail, according to the National Weather Service.
Heavy storms that moved through San Antonio dropped 1.51 inches of rain Sunday, a record for Feb. 19, while parts of the North Side saw pea-sized hail, according to the National Weather Service.
Heavy storms that moved through San Antonio dropped 1.51 inches of rain Sunday, a record for Feb. 19, while parts of the North Side saw pea-sized hail, according to the National Weather Service.
SAN ANTONIO — A tornado touched down in Alamo Heights as part of the storm system that hit the area Sunday night and Monday morning, according to the National Weather Service.
NWS confirmed shortly after 8 a.m. that a tornado of unspecified strength touched down on Linda drive near the Quarry shopping center in Alamo Heights.
On the Northeast side, at least 30 homes were damaged, some destroyed, in the Glen and Camelot subdivisions, according to Monica Ramos, Bexar County spokeswoman.
Ramos said the storm traveled down Walzem Road and onto Winsford, causing damage to numerous homes and causing debris to clutter roadways.
Several homes had roofs peeled off as a result of strong winds, according to Ramos, who also said no major injuries have been reported in the area.
“The whole house was shaking,” said Tammy Griffin, who lives on Stockport Drive.
Griffin said soon after she got the notification for a tornado warning last night she heard strong winds that sounded “just like a train” coming down her street.
Bexar County Public Works is currently working on clearing debris from roads and power lines.
RELATED: Storms pound San Antonio Monday morning with record rainfall
TORNADO DAMAGE IN ALAMO HEIGHTS: Heavy storms pounded San Antonio overnight Sunday, Feb. 19 into Monday, Feb. 20, leading to record rainfall and tornadic activity.
According to San Antonio Fire Department spokesman Woody Woodward, only five San Antonio residents had minor injuries in the storms, even though more than 100 homes were damaged.
“Which is amazing,” Woodward said.
Ramos said CPS Energy is working on the downed power lines and that Bexar County Public Works crews were removing downed tree limbs to allow emergency vehicles to enter the area.
“We’re coordinating with local agencies to provide assistance to affected residents in the area starting at daylight,” Ramos said.
According to the CPS energy outage tracker, there are at least 764 outages affecting nearly 23,000 customers as of 6:51 a.m. Monday. The map shows outages mainly in the Alamo Heights and Stone Oak areas.
CPS Energy spokeswoman Nora Castro said while damage across the city was widespread, much of it was concentrated on the North Side. Last night 45,000 homes lost power due to the severe thunderstorm and as of 7 a.m. Monday 22,000 homes remained without power.
Castro said it was an “all hands on deck” situation at CPS Energy, with crews working as safely and quickly as possible to restore power.
CPS Energy warns residents to stay away from downed power lines or damaged equipment.
A photo posted to CPS Energy’s Twitter feed showed a transmission tower bent in half. Castro confirmed the tower is located near Uhr Lane and Higgins Road on the Northeast Side.
Kimberly White, who lives on Stockport Drive on the Northeast Side, said her home has been out of power since about 10 p.m. Sunday. She said she’s thankful she buys candles because it has been pitch black since the power went out.
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Staff writers Diana Fuentes and Caleb Downs and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
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