Damage from the icy winter storm that hit San Antonio is being compared to a tornado
Much of the damage is concentrated in the northern areas of Bexar County and the outlying suburbs of Spring Branch, Bulverde, Canyon Lake and throughout the Hill Country. The Austin metro area bore the brunt of the winter storm damage in Central Texas.Katy Allbritton, a co-owner of tree service company Texas Tree Huggers, was in the Bulverde area on Thursday morning to begin assessments for clients and said it was “heartbreaking and devastating.
Two trucks make their way along Sun Valley Drive in Spring Branch among hillside trees covered in ice. The region suffered extensive damage to trees and other plants as a result of the ice storm over the past two days.Downed trees were mostly to blame for power outages were still widespread in areas of northern Hays County on Thursday. Nearly 3,500 customers still without power as of Thursday afternoon, according to the Pedernales Electric Cooperative.
But while much of the damage is seen in the areas north of San Antonio, the entire metro area received damage, said Priscilla Plimper, an administrative specialist and aspiring arborist with San Antonio Tree Surgeons.
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