'I am in a tornado': Grapevine, Texas, resident gets stuck inside severe storm
As of Wednesday morning, five tornado-related injuries have been reported in Grapevine, Texas, with two of them occurring inside a Sam’s Club.
Apparent tornado in Grapevine, Texas
Man films possible tornado rolling through Grapevine, Texas on Tuesday afternoon. (Credit: Blake Foster/Twitter)
GRAPEVINE, Texas – New video captures the moment Blake Foster drove into the path of a storm in Grapevine, a suburb of Dallas and Fort Worth.
Rain blew horizontally, blocking Foster’s view through his windshield. Debris, such as an aluminum garbage can, flew into the air and slammed up against his vehicle.
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"I am in a tornado," Foster said while recording the moment.
![A garbage can flies through the air during a storm in Grapevine, TX on December 13, 2022.]()
Image 1 of 3A garbage can flies through the air during a storm in Grapevine, TX on December 13, 2022. (Blake Foster)
![Heavy rain made it nearly impossible for driver Blake Foster to see through his windshield. The storm hit Grapevine, TX on December 13, 2022.]()
Image 2 of 3Heavy rain made it nearly impossible for driver Blake Foster to see through his windshield. The storm hit Grapevine, TX on December 13, 2022. (Blake Foster)
![Heavy rain during a storm in Grapevine, TX on December 13, 2022.]()
Image 3 of 3Heavy rain during a storm in Grapevine, TX on December 13, 2022. (Blake Foster)
The storm swept through a number of neighborhoods in Grapevine, Texas.
A preliminary assessment by the National Weather Service in Fort Forth confirmed five tornadoes from eyewitness and video accounts, three of which were spotted in Tarrant County.
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At least a dozen businesses have significant damage to them, according to the Grapevine Police Department’s media manager Amanda McNew.
She noted that officials are driving through neighborhoods and have launched drones and helicopters to better assess the full extent of the damages.
Grapevine, TX Police Department will be launching drones to survey damage
Amanda McNew, Media Manager for the Grapevine Police Department, says they will be launching drones Wednesday to survey damage.
"We're going to see more businesses, more homeowners coming home to find damage tonight," McNew said.
Five storm-related injuries have been reported in Grapevine, with two occurring inside a Sam’s Club. None of the injuries were life-threatening.
"We're really grateful that the damage is more property than for people," McNew said.
Many businesses that closed due to minor damages will be able to reopen soon. Grapevine police continue to work with business owners to make sure structures are safe to reopen.
McNew told FOX Weather on Wednesday that National Weather Service teams were surveying the damages to determine the tornado rating and path.
At least 17 tornadoes have been reported since Tuesday from Oklahoma and Texas eastward to Louisiana and Mississippi, according to the National Weather Service.