TONIGHT.
TONIGHT. SEVERE STORMS SWEEP THROUGH
SOUTH TEXAS BRINGING HAIL,
STRONG WIND FLOODING AND EVEN A
TORNADO OUR KIDS FIVE WEATHER
CHIEF BILL TAYLOR HAS BEEN WITH
YOU ALL NIGHT BRINGING
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW.
THIS VIDEO IS FROM THE HONDO
AREA.
AREA.
AREA. A
AREA. A TORNADO SPOTTED WEST OF HONDO
TONIGHT AND CHECK OUT THIS
VIDEO OF THE DAMAGE AND HONDO
JUST INTO THE KENS FIVE
NEWSROOM A GAS STATION ROOF
BLEW OFF.
BLEW OFF.
BLEW OFF. THIS IS AT US 90 AND AVENUE T.
FIRE OFFICIALS ON THE SCENE SAY
THERE WERE NO INJURIES.
THANKS >> FOR STAYING UP WITH
US TONIGHT HERE.
AND I'M SHARON.
COW PACKING LARGE HAIL AND
DAMAGING WINDS ANOTHER ROUND OF
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS STRIKE
SOUTH TEXAS INCLUDING SAN
ANTONIO.
ANTONIO.
ANTONIO. CHECK THIS VIDEO OUT.
THIS VIDEO SENT IN FROM
EYEWITNESS KAREN MAN IN BRACKET
PHIL.
PHIL.
PHIL. THEY WERE BATTERED BY HAIL.
IT ALMOST LOOKS LIKE A
SNOWSTORM AND THIS IS A SCARY
SIGHT BASEBALL SIZED HAIL FOUND
17 MILES NORTHWEST OF UVALDA.
THIS PHOTO SENT INTO US FROM
EYEWITNESS TAMMY FISH >> IN
WITH HAIL CUBS DAMAGE.
THE LONGORIA FAMILY IN ACUNA
SENT THIS PHOTO FOR BASEBALL
SIZED HAIL SMASHING INTO
THE WINDSHIELD OF THEIR CAR.
THANKFULLY THIS FAMILY IS SAFE
AT HOME TONIGHT.
LET'S BEGIN OUR TEAM WEATHER
COVERAGE >> AND WEATHER TO YOU
BILL TAYLOR HAS THE DANGEROUS
STORMS ON THE RADAR BILL >>.
YES, WHAT A NIGHT IT IS.
IN FACT, WE'VE STILL GOT SOME
PRETTY DANGEROUS SUPER CELLS
OUT TO THE WEST.
THE ONLY WARNINGS ON THE MAP IN
SOUTH TEXAS ARE OUT TO THE WEST
NEAR ROCK SPRINGS AND LAKE.
IN FACT, LET'S GET TO THE BIG
BOARD.
BOARD.
BOARD. I'LL SHOW YOU EXACTLY WHAT I'M
TALKING ABOUT.
TALKING ABOUT. IT'S RIGHT ON TOP OF CAMP WITH
THIS LINE HAS BEEN VERY
IMPRESSIVE PRODUCING A LOT OF
>> LIGHTNING.
>> LIGHTNING. BUT WHAT I'M STARTING TO WATCH
NOW FOR IS WHAT'S CALLED A BOW
ECHO.
ECHO.
ECHO. THAT'S WHEN THIS LINE STARTS
BEHAVING REALLY BADLY AND
STARTS TO GIVE US VERY HIGH
WIND SPEEDS OF ABOUT 70 TO 80
MILES PER HOUR.
IT'S ALMOST LIKE A GREATER THAN
SYMBOL.
SYMBOL.
SYMBOL. IT BECOMES AN ARROW SHAPED FORM
IN THAT SQUALL LINE OF STORMS.
THIS >> IS THE ONLY ACTIVE
WARNING ON THE MAP THAT'S
THE GOOD NEWS FOR THE MOST PART
.
.
. WE'VE
. WE'VE SEEN MOST OF THE STORMS
IN THE SAN ANTONIO AREA
DISSIPATE QUICKLY >> ON ARRIVAL
WATCHES FROM HONDO INTO SAN
ANTONIO.
ANTONIO.
ANTONIO. THAT SUPERCELL DIMINISHES BUT
YOU CAN SEE AS WE LOSE
THE RADAR SIGHT NOTICE >> THAT
WE'VE GOT A FLASH FLOOD WARNING
IN EFFECT >> FOR NORTHWEST
BEXAR COUNTY.
BEXAR COUNTY. THIS IS WHERE WE HAD TWO AND A
HALF INCHES OF RAIN OVER
THE COURSE OF ABOUT 90 MINUTES
.
.
. IT
. IT ALREADY LED TO A HIGH WATER
RESCUE AT 410 AND ONE FIFTY ONE
AND IT ALREADY LEADS TO AGAIN
FLOODING THAT WE'RE GOING TO
DEAL WITH UNTIL A LITTLE AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
MIDNIGHT.
MIDNIGHT. SPEAKING OF A LITTLE AFTER
MIDNIGHT, WE'RE STILL GOING TO
BE WATCHING THIS STORM SYSTEM
OUT TO THE NORTHWEST.
BUT LOOK WHAT'S HAPPENING NEAR
DEL RIO.
DEL RIO.
DEL RIO. ANOTHER BATCH OF HEAVY RAIN
COMING IN NEAR DEL RIO.
WE COULD ACTUALLY SEE SOME OF
THIS TORNADO WATCH EXTENDED OR
EVEN SHIFTED OVER TO A SEVERE
THUNDERSTORM WATCH.
THUNDERSTORM WATCH. IT HAS BEEN A VERY VOLATILE
ATMOSPHERE AND IT'S NOT OVER
YET AARON.
YET AARON. >> BILL, THANK >> YOU.
LET'S TAKE A LOOK AT CONDITIONS
ON THE NORTHWEST SIDE.
LIGHTNING HAS BEEN STRIKING IN
THE SKY UP THERE AND THERE'S
BEEN PLENTY OF FLOODING IN
THE STREET.
THE STREET. THIS IS FROM A NEIGHBORHOOD
NEAR BABCOCK AND DAYS OF ALL OF
PEA SIZED HAIL ALSO SPOTTED
THERE >>.
THERE >>.
THERE >>. WE CONTINUE >> OUR TEAM
COVERAGE WEATHER COVERAGE NOW
AND BRING IN EYEWITNESS NEWS
REPORTER HENRY RAMOS >>.
HE IS LIVE DOWNTOWN UNDER EYTAN
.
.
. STAYING
. STAYING SAFE IN THE STORM.
HENRY, WHAT ARE YOU SEEING OUT
THERE TONIGHT?
THERE TONIGHT? WHAT IS THANKS TO OUR KIDS FIVE
WEATHER TEAM HAS BEEN NONSTOP
MAKING SURE THAT WE'RE SAFE AND
GETTING US THE LATEST THAT
WE'VE BEEN UNDERWRITING AND
DOLOROSA NOW FOR THE PAST
COUPLE OF HOURS STAYING SAFE
AND BILL TAYLOR IS TRACKING
THIS STORM CORRECTLY BECAUSE
WITHIN THE LAST 20 MINUTES HE
SAID THE RAIN WAS GOING TO PICK
UP AND IT CERTAINLY HAS PICKED
UP HERE DOWNTOWN AS YOU'RE
LOOKING AT SAN SABA, OUR
BEAUTIFUL DOWNTOWN HERE IN SAN
ANTONIO.
ANTONIO.
ANTONIO. ALL RIGHT.
ALL RIGHT. SO LET ME TAKE YOU TO SOME
TRANS GUIDE
HERE
HERE AROUND TOWN BECAUSE THE REAL STORY
AROUND SAN ANTONIO IS THAT SAN
ANTONIO FIRE RESCUE THEY HAVE
BEEN NONSTOP.
BEEN NONSTOP. I WANT TO THANK YOU TO MY
CONTACT JOE EARINGS AND I'VE
BEEN COMMUNICATING WITH HIM
HERE WITHIN THE LAST FEW
MINUTES.
MINUTES.
MINUTES. AND LET ME CHECK RIGHT NOW ON
THE PAGE THEY'RE RESPONDING TO
AT LEAST THREE WATER RESCUES.
I WILL TELL YOU THAT NUMBER HAS
GONE DOWN HERE WITHIN THE PAST
HALF HOUR WHICH IS GOOD NEWS.
AND I WILL TELL YOU THAT
THE PEOPLE THAT THEY'VE
RESPONDED TO HERE WITHIN THOSE
TWO WATER RESCUES I KNOW I
MENTIONED THREE BUT TWO THAT
THEY'VE BEEN FOCUS ON NEAR
DONELLA AND THEN AT 1:00 AT 410
AND 151 THAT BILL JUST
MENTIONED THERE WAS THEY WERE
STALLED IN HIGH WATER AND OF
COURSE CREWS WERE WORKING TO
ASSIST THEM OUT OF THAT HIGH
WATER.
WATER.
WATER. THE GOOD NEWS IS, IS THAT
THE WATER IS NOT MOVING.
BUT I AM TOLD HERE WITHIN
THE LAST FIVE MINUTES THAT
PEOPLE APPEAR TO BE OK.
BUT YOU CAN IMAGINE THOUGH
THE AMOUNT OF PHONE CALLS THAT
FIRE RESCUE AND SAN ANTONIO
POLICE ARE RECEIVING JUST
LOOKING AT WITH SAFETY JUST
WITHIN THE LAST COUPLE OF HOURS
THEY TOLD ME ABOUT 200 CALLS
STORM RELATED AND THEN YOU'VE
GOT TO ADD ON ON TOP OF THEIR
NORMAL CALLS.
NORMAL CALLS. SO THAT'S JUST TO SHOW YOU
THE EXTENT OF OUR EMERGENCY
RESPONSE ALL AROUND SAN ANTONIO
RESPONDING TO THESE WATER
RESCUES AS BILL HAS BEEN
MENTIONING AS WELL AS OUR
WEATHER TEAM.
WEATHER TEAM. WE KNOW AND I KNOW I'M NOT FROM
HERE BUT I'VE BEEN HERE WITHIN
FOUR YEARS WHEN IT RAINS IN SAN
ANTONIO THERE ARE SOME CERTAIN
SPOTS WHERE IT CERTAINLY FLOODS
EASILY.
EASILY.
EASILY. WE WANT TO MAKE SURE FOLKS THAT
YOU WANT TO TURN AROUND DON'T
DROWN.
DROWN.
DROWN. I
DROWN. I HOPE THAT YOU ARE STAYING
SAFE AND THAT YOU ARE AT HOME.
I'M ALSO GOING TO LOOK AT
REALLY QUICKLY THE BEXAR FLOOD
DOG PAGE BECAUSE THAT IS A PAGE
THAT WILL SHOW YOU THE AMOUNT
OF ROADS THAT ARE CLOSED RIGHT
NOW BECAUSE OF FLOODING
CONDITIONS JUST REFRESHING THAT
RIGHT NOW 30 FOR 30 FOUR ROADS
RIGHT NOW IN BEXAR COUNTY ARE
CLOSED RIGHT NOW BECAUSE OF
WATER ON THE ROADWAY OR
FLOODING CONDITIONS.
FLOODING CONDITIONS. FOLKS, WE ARE GOING TO CONTINUE
TO MONITOR THIS AS I MENTIONED
.
.
. YES,
. YES, WE
. YES, WE ARE OUT HERE SAFE UNDER
EYTAN AND DOLOROSA BECAUSE WE
WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
PROVIDING YOU SAFE COVERAGE TO
MAKE SURE THAT YOU'RE SAFE AT
HOME.
HOME.
HOME. THERE ARE A LOT OF THESE WATER
RESCUES HAPPENING AROUND SAN
ANTONIO AS I MENTIONED, FIRE
RESCUE AS A ARE BUSY RIGHT NOW
NONSTOP.
NONSTOP.
NONSTOP. YOU WANT TO MAKE SURE THAT
YOU'RE AT HOME IN A SAFE PLACE
.
.
. WE
. WE CANNOT STRESS ENOUGH.
WE WANT TO CONTINUE TO SEE HERE
OF COURSE KEEP IT HERE AGAINST
FIVE ON AIR AND ONLINE.
BACK TO YOU.
THANK YOU, HENRY.
SOUND ADVICE TONIGHT.
TURN AROUND.
TURN AROUND. DON'T DROWN.
DON'T DROWN. THE STORMS ARE CAUSING POWER
OUTAGES TONIGHT.
OUTAGES TONIGHT. THIS IS A LIVE LOOK AT THE KPS
ENERGY OUTAGE MAP.
YOU CAN SEE MORE THAN TWENTY
EIGHT THOUSAND CUSTOMERS ARE IN
THE DARK RIGHT NOW.
OUR TEAM >> WEATHER COVERAGE
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