A line of thunderstorms tore through Brown County, arriving in Brownwood right at 5 p.m. Thursday, bringing wind gusts around 60 mph, funnel clouds eye-witnessed by numerous citizens and a handful of instances in which tornado rotation was indicated on radar.
With the storms came considerable damage in some areas as the hardest hit appeared to be the Magnolia on 4th Apartments (formerly Southside Apartments) located at the aforementioned intersection in Brownwood. Several units in the recently renovated complex suffered a variety of damage, which is pictured below.
Members of the Brownwood Fire Department were on scene as tenants were assessing the damage at the apartment complex.
Other areas of damage pictured below are the Taco Bell sign on West Commerce in Brownwood, the area around the Heartland Mall in Early, near Fisk Avenue, near the old Brown County Jail and others submitted photos from residents throughout the county.
Two tornado warnings were issued Thursday afternoon in Brown County as a line of severe and fast moving thunderstorms ripped through the area.
The first warning was issued at 4:44 p.m. when a funnel was sighted near Bangs. At 4:59 p.m. the storm was moving into Brownwood and Early and the second tornado warning went out. Sirens wailed throughout the city notifying citizens of the impending danger.
