Storm Rips Through DeWitt County
Barn Near Yorktown Heavily Damaged By High Winds
POSTED: Monday, April 27, 2009
UPDATED: 11:56 am CDT April 28,
2009
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NEAR YORKTOWN, Texas -- A powerful storm ripped through DeWitt County on Monday.Winds clocked up to 100 mph snapped a utility pole and nearly destroyed a barn in Gruenau outside of Yorktown.See Pictures Of Damage | 
View Storm DamageEdward Mann, a dairy farmer who lives off Highway 119, said he knew it was going to rain, but he didn't expect the wicked winds."I was fooling around outside and I come in the house, and said, 'Looks like we're gonna get a little rain,' so I sat down and ate a bowl of ice cream, looked out the northwest window and I could see it coming up there. It wasn't long, and boy, she come through."Mann, who wasn't injured, said he thinks a tornado caused the damage, but the National Weather Service hadn't made any confirmation.The storm also dumped heavy rain that triggered flooding in the county.
View Storm DamageEdward Mann, a dairy farmer who lives off Highway 119, said he knew it was going to rain, but he didn't expect the wicked winds."I was fooling around outside and I come in the house, and said, 'Looks like we're gonna get a little rain,' so I sat down and ate a bowl of ice cream, looked out the northwest window and I could see it coming up there. It wasn't long, and boy, she come through."Mann, who wasn't injured, said he thinks a tornado caused the damage, but the National Weather Service hadn't made any confirmation.The storm also dumped heavy rain that triggered flooding in the county.Copyright 2009 by KSAT.com All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.
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