SALADO, Texas – A tornado was confirmed to have touched down in Salado on Tuesday afternoon and area residents have been posting photos and videos of the tornado on social media.
The National Weather Service confirmed the tornado touchdown, which caused damage to homes in the area.
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Salado is located along I-35 about two hours north of San Antonio.
Here are some photos and videos Twitter users shared of the Salado tornado:
@ScottFisherFOX7 pic.twitter.com/F0fHNAK1oQ
— Jessi⚓️❤️ (@BiddyJessi) April 13, 2022
Here's a video of the tornado that touched down near Florence as storms rolled through the northern part of the KXAN viewing area Tuesday. The trail of damage stretched from northern Williamson County into Bell County near the town of Salado. Read more: https://t.co/K4VKYiwuky pic.twitter.com/UKeYyc5sup
— KXAN News (@KXAN_News) April 13, 2022
Aerial shot of yesterday's tornado near Florence and Salado, Texas.
— Will Leverett (@312Will) April 13, 2022
Regrettably, 23 people were injured and several homes and buildings destroyed. The circulation fortunately occluded and took a hard left to the north just before entering Salado or crossing I-35. #txwx pic.twitter.com/vFe8OQcnpB
Yesterday was huge. Still can’t believe I saw this tornado in Salado, TX. A lot of tornadoes happening in central TX this year. pic.twitter.com/N0tUpFBGAU
— Lisa Monahan (@sheislisamarie) April 13, 2022
Unreal. From a friend in Salado, TX @NWSFortWorth @JoshJohnsWx @TxStormChasers pic.twitter.com/9LzwsGQUB7
— Taylor Kellogg 🚑 (@kello011) April 13, 2022
This was how close the tornado down near Salado, TX was to my brother's house... pic.twitter.com/h6PRBcgghQ
— Josh Walrath (@JoshDWalrath) April 12, 2022
🌪️What was warned by @NWSFortWorth as a "potentially violent tornado...a life-threatening situation"
— Shel Winkley (@KBTXShel) April 12, 2022
📍West of Salado (Bell County, Texas)
📹Kathryn Crouch pic.twitter.com/7bLCRIujFf
#TORNADO ALERT: Large and extremely dangerous tornado is about to cross Interstate 35 in Texas south of Killeen near Saladopic.twitter.com/QYJmiqFi9Z
— GBN (@GBNfeed) April 12, 2022
Biggest monster I’ve ever seen in person. Haven’t gotten a tornado selfie since Bellevue, TX back in May 2020. #salado #saladotornado #tornado #jarrell pic.twitter.com/eJ6JXSuSaN
— MesoMamas (@MesoMamas) April 13, 2022