Power lines were downed by flying tree branches, tele- phone poles along St. Tere were no immediate reports o injuries.
Students at Gonzales High School were report- edly evacuated to the base- ment o the building. Paul heard a powerul “whooshing” sound, indi- cator o tornado-like winds very close to the grou nd. Witnesses and staff at the Gonzales Cannon office on St. NWS reports indicated the city o Gonzales re- ceived nearly 2 inches o rainall on uesday. Te NWS had issued a severe thunderstorm warn- ing, but the tornadic activi- ty witnessed by many lasted only a ew moments and no tornado warning was is- sued. that it had received re- ports rom emergency per- sonnel in Gonzales o “wind damage rom a severe thun- derstorm.” Te NWS report indicated that power lines had been snapped, tree limbs had been broken and some trees uprooted and there were reports o dam- ages to a number o build- ings. Te National Weather Service reported at 11:20 a.m. Precinct 2 Commissioner Donnie Brzo- Authorities and residents o Gonzales began assessing damage and cleaning up the debris uesday afernoon afer powerul winds rom a severe thunderstorm which struck the city shortly be- ore lunchtime. Te commissioners opted to table re- implementin g the burn ban they lifed two weeks ago because o weather orecasts in- dicating a moderate rainall on uesday. “Should we table the motion to ad- journ?” Precinct 3 Commission er Kevin LaFleur offered jokingly to conclude a meeting which saw the members table a number o action items until next week’s meeting, including reinstating the county’s burn ban. In act, commissioners pretty much made sure almost everything was tabled. It’s sae to say there was no “under-the- table” dealing going on during Monday’s Gonzales County Commissioners Court meeting. But the pilot’s connection to the aircraf did not end there. “Halway down the list was the name ‘Apache’, and afer explain- ing my own Apache pride to the committee, they agreed with my recommendation,” McGinty said. He explained to the patriotic crowd that the Army wanted to name their aircraf afer Native American ribes, and when reading the list o suggested names he immediately knew which one had his vote. Kenneth McGinty, a Gonzales High School graduate, served on the committee at Te Pentagon which was choos- ing the name or the advanced at- tack helicopter in the mid 1970’s. Te aircraf was parked on the 50 yard line as a backdrop to the ceremony and pep rally which ollowed. Army’s Apache he- licopter (AH-64) was shared with the crowd during the Gonzales Independent School District Vet- eran’s Day Celebration. Te two merged on Apache Field last Tursday when a little known historic act about the U.S. Gonzales Apache pride runs deep, like the pride o being a U.S.
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