Austinites struck by surprise when tornadoes swept the I-35 corridor on Monday.
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swept through the greater Austin area late Monday afternoon, Central Texans took to social media to complain of yet another lag in regional infrastructure: Fewstood ready to warn residents of incoming disaster. Only a handful of sirens are located in Travis County, mostly on University of Texas property near Downtown Austin.
Although news reports from the previous weekend began to suggest the possibility of tornadoes on Monday, the warning issued shortly after 2pm Monday caught many people by surprise. As extreme weather events in the region seem to become more common, Central Texans said they'd like to see a better notification system. But storm sirens can cost upward of $30,000, not including annual maintenance fees, and can generally be heard only within a radius of between 1 and 2 miles.
What's more, tornadoes are a rare occurrence in Central Texas. The tornado warning Monday afternoon was the first to be issued in Austin in a decade. But tornadoes have struck Central Texas with vicious force in the past. In 1997, a tornado outbreak with striking similarities to the one that happened Monday passed over the I-35 corridor; one touchdown that hit Jarrell, north of Georgetown, killed 27 people and injured dozens more.
No fatalities have been reported due to storms that hit on Monday, but at least three people were injured in Elgin and one person was taken to a hospital in Austin. At a press conference Monday evening, Gov.Chronicle
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