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Tornado reportedly touches down near Wimberley
The tornado allegedly touched down at around 1 a.m. Thursday morning.
HAYS COUNTY, Texas — A tornado reportedly touched down near Wimberley, Texas, early Thursday morning.
The storm allegedly impacted an area south of Wimberley at around 1:05 a.m. The Hays County Sheriff’s Office posted to Facebook on Thursday stating responders “were notified of minor damage and there have been no reported injuries.”
Now, at least 2,000 people are without power in Hays County amid storms.
At around 4:22 a.m., 2,067 outages were confirmed, with 1,924 of those in San Marcos, according to Find Energy.
Hays County currently has the second highest number of outages in any U.S. state. The county is currently under a Flood Advisory until 10 a.m.
Several low water crossings have also been reported throughout the county, the National Weather Service (NWS) shared to social media Thursday morning.
Over the past three days, Find Energy said the county saw a peak of 5,056 outages.
It’s unclear exactly when power will be restored.