High winds and heavy rains pelted central and southern Texas Friday morning, flooding highways, overflowing rivers and putting various regions under a tornado watch.
The tornado reportedly touched down in D'Hanis, 50 miles west of San Antonio, destroying a bank and damaging the local fire station and other buildings in the area, according to NBC's San Antonio's affiliate WOAI-TV.
No deaths have been reported.
In Floresville, about 30 miles southeast of San Antonio, a tornado is also suspected to have caused severe damage to a high school gymnasium, reported Reuters. The winds also destroyed several vehicles, damaged power lines and launched a recreational vehicle trailer onto the roof of a hotel.
"I am seeing the tires from the trailer on the roof of the Holiday Inn Express," Floresville resident Donna Rudolph-Miller told local media.
The storm is moving northeast at 15 mph and is expected to hit the Austin metro area soon, reported KRPC-TV. The storm may cross at or near 290 and Interstate 35 with damaging winds.
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport is closed due to the weather.
Meanwhile, the region remains under a flash flood warning as heavy rain continues to fall with no end in sight. The National Weather Service near San Antonio said the chance of precipitation through Saturday morning remains high at 80 to 90 percent.
