Power Outage in Corsicana, TX

Emergency management reported large trees and power lines down from Emhouse to Corbet.

Emergency management reported an outbuilding and a barn destroyed along NW CR 1180 between Barry and Corsicana, with scattered damage to power poles and tree limbs.

Extreme cold gripped the county for several days. Overnight lows were near or below 20 degrees Fahrenheit almost all week. The period of February 15-16th was the coldest with low temperatures between 6 and -6 degrees Fahrenheit. The maximum temperature on the 15th was only around 15 degrees Fahrenheit. Wind chill values during the 14th-16th were between 10 to -15 degrees Fahrenheit most of the time. The cold temperatures resulted in an extreme amount of damage to pipes, infrastructure, and power.

A public report indicated that a shed was blown across the road and power lines were knocked down.

A National Weather Service survey crew found evidence of a relatively brief QLCS tornado over southeastern Navarro County. The tornado first occurred near US 287, on the north side of Richland Chambers Reservior. Near the beginning point of this tornado, several power poles were broken. The tornado then moved northeast, damaging two manufactured homes.

Emergency management reported 10 power poles snapped and trees down near Hwy 287 at FM 309.

A strong EF2 tornado hit the town of Rice damaging several homes, derailing train cars, damaging a school, and overturning cars on the interstate. The tornado began about 4 miles outside the town limits of Rice and first damaged two homes near NW 050 road. One of the homes was completely destroyed. About a mile and half later, the tornado struck another home causing the exterior walls to collapse and taking the roof off the home. Next, the tornado entered the town of Rice and moved over a train track derailing 11 train cars. One of the train cars ended up in the nearby baseball field of the high school. The baseball field and nearby football stadium was also damaged, and the softball field was completely destroyed. Power poles and bleachers were damaged at the football and baseball field. At the softball field, the fences, dugouts, scorekeepers stand, scoreboard, light poles, and bleachers were all destroyed. The tornado then damaged an intermediate school causing one wall to lean and peeling the roof off the gymnasium. Next, the tornado crossed Interstate 45 where it overturned a few cars and trapped some people. One 18 wheeler carrying a dump truck lost the dump truck which fell onto a car traveling in the other direction. The driver of the car sustained minor cuts. East of the interstate, the tornado damaged 4 more homes causing mainly roof damage to the homes. The roof damage east of the interstate was mostly EF1 intensity. A total of 4 persons were injured during this tornado. All were transported to area hospitals with minor, non-life threatening injuries. In addition to the structural damage, trees were snapped along the path of the tornado. The maximum sustained winds were estimated to be 135 mph.

Power poles and large trees were blown down on FM 744 west of Corsicana.

An NWS Storm Damage Survey confirmed an EF-1 tornado damaged 10 structures in the west-central portions of Corsicana. Part of the roof was removed from the Lee Academy on West 4th Avenue. On the same street, crepe myrtle and pecan trees were uprooted. Other buildings damaged included the Sonic and Shell Food Mart. Additional trees and large tree limbs were down along the path of the tornado and damage was also sustained to fences, awnings and power poles. Maximum winds were estimated to be 90 mph. One teacher at Lee Academy sustained minor injuries.

An old warehouse at 12th Street and Main Street in Corsicana sustained roof damage. Several power poles were either leaning or down in the city and across the county.

There were at least 10 accidents near Corsicana due to icy roads, with one indirect injury reported. Business 45 was closed due to the ice. A quarter-inch of ice was reported across the county, which knocked down a few limbs. Power was out for less than an hour to about 1,400 people in Frost.

Power lines were blown down on West 12th Street.

A few trees were down across the county and one power pole was broken.

Trees down and power outages reported west of Retreat.

Several homes and businesses were damaged, a barn was destroyed, with numerous reports of roof and structural damage from high winds. There were numerous reports of trees, signs, and power lines blown down. The Corsicana radar reported wind gusts to 65 mph at 1011 pm cdt.

Power lines were blown down by high winds.