Houston Official Reports on Storm Damage and Emergency Services Operations

Storm Impact and Damage Assessment

• ⚡ A tornado struck Emergency Services District #11's campus, completely demolishing an outbuilding referred to as the "limo barn."
• ⚠️ Two maintenance workers were inside the demolished metal outbuilding but were thankfully unharmed, describing the experience as "really something."
• 💥 The outbuilding, described as the oldest and weakest on the 44-acre campus, folded "like tissue paper" due to the tornado's force.
• 🌳 Several trees were downed around the campus, and an active gas leak was reported in the front.

Emergency Services Continuity

• 🏥 Despite significant damage to one outbuilding, the main building and structures housing ambulances were unaffected.
• 🚑 Emergency medical services operations for the district will continue without interruption.
• 🔒 The team had advance warning from weather alerts, enabling them to implement lockdown procedures, shut shutters, and move to designated safe areas.

Witness Accounts and Preparedness

• 🗣️ Workers inside the destroyed outbuilding reported a sudden silence followed by heavy rain and the building's collapse.
• 🛡️ They were able to protect themselves by hunching down and holding onto equipment, avoiding serious injuries.
• 📹 The district is attempting to retrieve footage from security cameras to further assess the damage and the event.