(May 15, 2008)—A powerful storm that may have produced a tornado blasted through southern Bell County early Wednesday morning, leaving a path of damage stretching from Youngsport to Zabcikville and more severe weather is possible later in the day.
A survey team from the National Weather Service will be in Salado later Thursday morning to survey the damage. They are planning on leaving Fort Worth at 8am
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The heaviest damage occurred in Salado and far eastern areas of the county.
A large horse barn was torn apart by the violent storm.
Trees as large as two-feet in diameter were snapped like twigs.
Homes and businesses were damaged in Salado including The Range restaurant, which catered the rehearsal dinner for the president’s daughter, Jenna last week, and a Best Western Hotel that was under construction.
Power lines and tree limbs were downed throughout the village.
Heavy damage was also reported in the Zabcikville area where oak trees were down and that grain bins, fertilizer bins and other equipment had been damaged or destroyed.
Downed trees and power lines were reported in Little River and Oenaville.
A grain elevator was blown over in Little River and damage was reported to a drag strip in Little River.
Cynthia Hefner of Heidenheimer told News Ten that the roof of her house was blown off in the storm while she and her daughter were inside.
It’s possible that the storm spawned a tornado, but the earliest the National Weather Service can survey the damage is Thursday.
A tornado warning was in effect from about 5:50 a.m. until 7:15 a.m. for the area.
The sun was shining Wednesday afternoon on parts of Central Texas, but there’s a 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday night and some could be severe.
Storm Damage
Salado
Best Western Hotel under construction was damaged
Major roof damage at The Range restaurant
The Red Barn, next door to Horse Feathers and home of the Brazos Collection, a bead and jewelry shop, lost its roof
Trees down on Mill Creek Drive
Some cars crushed
Roofs of businesses torn off
Downed trees and power lines blocking West Village Road in Salado
Debris and downed trees and limbs on Mill Creek Golf Course between #17 and #18
Downed trees on Indian Trail in the Mill Creek area of Salado
Damage on the grounds of the Salado Civic Center
Large tree down at a home on Chisholm Trail in Mill Creek
Large tree down at a home on Chisholm Trail in Mill Creek
Tree down on the west access road of IH-35 near Brookshire Brothers
Trees down at Mill Creek Golf Course on Chisholm Ridge
Other Bell County Communities
Hastings sign on East Veterans Memorial Boulevard & W.S. Young bent over and half of another sign was blown across East Veterans Memorial Boulevard.
McDonald's sign across the street from Hastings had chunks of its sign missing
Killeen Police reported debris such as tin roofs and building materials blowing across hwy 190
Power outage reported in area of Poppy Wood Circle in Killeen
Large trees reported down in Killeen near Chaparral Road and Royal Road
Thomas Pechal, Temple Fire and Rescue, reports one power line down on North 15th street in Temple.
There were also one or two calls reporting sparking transformers and a privacy fence was knocked over in Echo Station, south of Ray Allen elementary in Temple
Barbra Steel, a viewer in Temple, reported that the roof on her house in the 700 block of Central Avenue caved in because of the storms.
In Belton, a viewer reported what looked like tornado damage to his house and property in the 8000 block of Armstrong, south of US 190 and Interstate 35.
Trees down on Lakeview Drive in Belton
Power lines and trees down in Little River and Oenaville
Grain elevator blown over in Little River
Power outages and random debris reported in the Little River area.
Damage reported to drag strip in Little River
Two-foot diameter trees snapped in half along Highway 95.
Roof blown off house in Heidenheimer
A Zabcikville resident reported that oak trees had snapped in half and that grain bins, fertilizer bins and other equipment had been damaged or destroyed.
Silo at grain company destroyed
In Zabcikville there were numerous reports of trees uprooted and property damaged
Storm spotters reported uprooted trees on Highway 53 near the Bell County Line.
A passer-by reported power lines down at intersection of West FM 93 and South Wood Drive in Bell County.
On Highway 95 and FM 436, there was a report of trees down, blocking both roadways.
McLennan County
Rock Creek Road was blocked by high fast running water
High water reports were received about Speegleville Road at Randy Road in McLennan County
Street flooding reported in the China Spring area
McLennan County Sheriff's Office reported lights out on Waco Drive near Turner Street in Waco
Coryell County
High water reported in Coryell County at CR 194, CR 174, CR 196, CR 182, CR 274, CR 142, FM 1113 at Topsey Rd. Roadways are closed or impassable
Hill County
In Hill County, frontage roads along I-35 between Hillsboro and Abbott were under water; some traffic was stalled
Several trees reported down south of Hillsboro
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