(From Bloodhorse.Com)
A storm that whipped through Medina County, Texas, the
evening of March 19 killed five horses and destroyed
three barns at Gene and Judy Palmieri's Silver Spur
Ranch near Boerne, Texas. Only five other horses of
the 60 kept at the property were injured.
"It looks like total devastation, but honestly, it
could be worse," Gene Palmieri said Thursday. "We're
only going to miss two days of the breeding season
because of this, we hope."
Palmieri described the storm as a tornado, but the San
Antonio division of the National Weather Service is
classifying the 80-100 m.p.h. straight line winds as a
strong storm which covered a 33-county area in South
Central Texas. Larry Eblen of the NWS said "that is
more than sufficient (wind strength) to damage even
some well-built structures." Rain and hail were also
part of this storm system.
Palmieri estimated all the damage occurred within a
half-hour. He said he hasn't been off his farm yet,
but he knows of neighbors nearby who lost their homes.
His home is damaged, but livable, he said.
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