Damage reported from tornadoes in Elgin, Round Rock amid severe weather in the Austin area
Several tornadoes touched down Monday evening across Central Texas, with major damage and some injuries reported near Elgin, and damage from another two tornadoes reported in Round Rock and Hutto.
At least three people were injured in Elgin, including two people inside a collapsed structure who were still being rescued Monday night, Elgin police said. One person was also taken to a hospital in Austin, though most of the damage was outside the city's limits.
The Elgin Recreation Center, 361 Texas 95 North, has been activated as an emergency shelter for residents displaced by Monday night’s storms, according to the Bastrop County Office of Emergency Management.
Two temporary shelters were established in Round Rock, at the Dell Diamond Heritage Center, 3400 E. Palm Valley Blvd., and at Redbud Elementary School, 1500 Ty Cobb Place.
Read more: https://www.statesman.com/story/weather/2022/03/21/weather-austin-tx-severe-storms-possible-afternoon/7119502001/
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