Citizen Journalists take to the streets and capture
photographs of damage around Coleman County.

Oh, Snap!
A pole on 15th st. that just broke in half and was still hanging from the line.
Photo by Tara Floyd

A Carport that flew a block away and landed on a house on 15th st.
Photo by Tara Floyd

East 8th Street
Photo by Russell Thomas

East 8th Street
Photo by Russell Thomas

Notice the ceiling fan in the middle of the debris at the Hyde home
Staff photo

Industrial park building roof almost ripped off
Staff photo

Owl Drug billboard throw to the ground
Staff photo

Further damage at the Hyde home
Staff photo

Brick privacy fence topples
Staff photo

Crazy day of weather...Santa Anna Ave right past John Deere on the top of the hill, half of Mindy Meiron's metal roof was taken off. Pieces of tin in the pool and even in the top of a mesquite tree.
Photo courtesy of Mindy Meiron

Our neighbors patio roof blew off and over her house, the wind then carried it to its’ current location in our backyard which is across the street.
Picture courtesy of Sue Benedict

These are some pictures of a storage building in the Dawson's back yard that was blown to pieces yesterday by the strong winds.
Photo courtesy of Blake and Shaunna Dawson

The carport which covered the pickup picked up by wind and completely turned around and put on top of another carport next to office at James Auto Sales on Santa Anna Ave.
Photo by Sarah Tisdale

Photo by Sarah Tisdale

A Rapid Cable truck is in front, but you can see a cedar limb leaning against the house.
Photo courtesy of Robert Lowe
 

A stand alone carport on Concho crumbles under the twisting winds
Staff Photo

Deer blinds and feeders tip over at Higginbothams
Staff Photo

The Coleman Police Department shuts down the flooded underpass on N. Neches Street
Photo by LeMoine Knox

A home on E. 9th has its roof ripped off
Photo by LeMoine Knox

Another house has its fence destroyed and tree branches splinter
Staff Photo

A large old tree uproots next to Stevens Funeral Home
Photo by LeMoine Knox

Pictures taken by Kim Horne at Hall's Processing where high winds destroyed parts of Hall's storage units and wreaked havoc on the entire lot...

Storm sweeps through Coleman, power outages across town
1/28/2010
A powerful thunderstorm swept across Coleman County earlier today with high winds and almost horizontally falling precipitation. The winds damaged numerous properties around town including both residential and business sites. Hall's Processing Plant, pictured above, suffered substantial damage to their storage units. Deer feeders and hunting blinds at Higginbotham's Brother's were completely tipped over and a stand alone garage building building on Concho Street was twisted up and destroyed. 

Tonight temperatures are forecasted to drop below freezing. With the current wet conditions, please travel at night with safety and precaution. The morning weather is likely to very cold and icy. Stay tuned with our weather affiliates at KRBC TV for more detailed updates on the weather.

ATTENTION: Citizen reporters! If you see any incredible storm damage or events, send them to mail@colemannews.com and we will try to publish them online or in the newspaper.