Weather (tornado warnings) May 20

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@TxStormChasers: #Tornado warning for Brown county. Possible tornado located just northeast of Early. #txwx

also this

Tornado Warning has been extended until 9:30 PM for Hamilton county. Potential tornado just crossed Highway 281 7 miles south of Hamilton. This storm is moving east at 25 MPH and will impact Jonesboro and Highway 36 in the next 20 minutes. North of this potential tornado, very large hail up to baseball size is occurring. http://www.texasstormchasers.com/?p=18691

Be safe, all
 
Cowboy texted that a tornado hit the Blanket school this evening around 6.

No injuries, but the school sustained "massive damage."
 
"No injuries reported after possible tornado strikes the small town of Blanket in Brown County
BLANKET, Texas -
The Texas Department of Public Safety reported a tornado around 6 p.m. in the town of about 400 residents located in the northeastern part of Brown County.
The National Weather Service will survey the damage to see if it was indeed caused by a weak tornado.
The storm damaged the Blanket school just before 6 pm, ripping part of the gym roof off and causing quite a bit of damage to the west side of the school. Classes had been dismissed at the time.
Many trees and utility polls are also down in the Blanket area.
The Blanket superintendent tells KTXS News that classes have been canceled for the rest of the school year but graduation will be held. This was to have been the final week of classes anyway in Blanket."
http://www.ktxs.com/news/no-injuries-re ... index.html

Video here - dark, but like Cowboy said what you can see doesn't look "massive".
http://bigcountryhomepage.com/fulltext?nxd_id=595952

Photos
http://www.brownwoodtx.com/gallery/coll ... f887a.html
 
It looks like the C-pearlings in the roof are twisted where the sheet metal was torn loose. That won't be a quick fix. And I'm thinking the water damage to the playing surface will be enough to warrent a new floor.
 
Yea, looks like the gym is in pretty bad shape and will require some major work.
I'm still in shock after seeing the damage in Moore, Oklahoma.
That sort of redefined "massive" for me.
 
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