A line of strong to severe thunderstorms swept through South-Central Texas on Tuesday night, bringing strong winds, flooding rainfall, and isolated hail across the region.
While the tornado threat with this system was relatively low, a few quick “spin-ups” — or small areas of intense atmospheric rotation — were detected on radar. As a result, the National Weather Service issued multiple tornado warnings throughout the night, including one for the east side of San Antonio.
But did a tornado actually touch down anywhere across the region? To find out, the National Weather Service conducted a storm survey on Wednesday. The results showed that a tornado was confirmed in Guadalupe County late Tuesday, northeast of San Antonio. Here’s the results of the survey, including the strength and path the tornado took.
Storm survey results
The storm survey results show that a short-lived tornado was recorded near Santa Clara, or about 10 miles southwest of Seguin in western Guadalupe County. Specifically, the tornado touched down east of Linne Road and about five miles south of Interstate 10…