Event narrative (NOAA)
Initial damage to tree limbs and some poorly built roofs in the Mission/Palmview area would intensify by the time the downburst reached the Madero and Granjeno communities, where more than 100 homes sustained varying levels of damage, dozens of power poles were felled, and hundreds of softwood trees were uprooted. Specific damage and associated impacts included the following: At least 150 homes and businesses sustained notable damage, and several dozen required significant repair. This included varied damage to nearly every building (RV, trailer, and fixed structure) in the Chimney Park RV and Mobile Home Park along the Rio Grande, as well as the adjacent neighborhood of Madero. The State Farm Arena lost a large part of its cladding (side wall) and up to 40% of its roof shingles and undern
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Source: NOAA/NCEI Storm Events Database. Deaths and injuries are those NOAA classifies as direct. Damage is the reporting office's estimate at the time and is not inflation-adjusted. This is a catalogue record, not a forecast.