STRONG WINDS FROM MONDAY NIGHT STORMS CAUSE FALLEN TREES, OTHER DAMAGE
Monday night’s line of storms around the area may not have led to as much rain as expected, but they did bring strong winds leading to some damage.
Dan Reilly, Warning Coordination Meteorologist with the National Weather Service (NWS) in Houston/Galveston, said while they have not heard of any tornadic type of intense damage, straight-line wind gusts from 45 to 65 mph pushed along a swath of central and southeast Texas, including Washington County, all the way to the coast.
The aftermath of the late-night weather included fallen trees on roads and structures, and sheds losing their tin roofs. Power outages were also reported due to downed power lines.
Reilly said the damage did not seem greater in any specific area and was not particularly severe, but the NWS is still gathering information from Monday night.
Readings from the Brenham Water Plant show the city received 0.26 inches of rain, but rainfall totals measured at around half an inch in some surrounding cities.
If you have photos from any damage resulting from the weather, feel free to send them to news@kwhi.com.
I would like to send a special thank you to the Washington County S.O. That was using a manual handheld saw to cut tree branches over hanging the road on Randermann Road so traffic could pass.