CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas \u2014 A thunderstorm swept through the Coastal Bend, leaving downed trees, roof damage, and widespread power outages across Flour Bluff.<\/p>\n
Residents on and around Skipper Drive woke up Monday morning to the sound of chainsaws after several trees snapped, were cut in half, or were uprooted from the ground overnight.<\/p>\n
Valentina Gomez had a tree fall on top of her car during the storm.<\/p>\n
“Honestly I thought it was a tornado. It, I mean that’s how loud it was. I mean I’m from West Texas and I’ve heard the way tornadoes sound,” Gomez said.<\/p>\n
Anna Preston, who sustained damage to her roof and backyard, described a similar experience.<\/p>\n
“It sounded like, uh, a tornado and the winds were like crazy, very crazy, knocked my tree down, my backyard’s messed up. My dogs were flying everywhere. And the wind probably was about 70-80 MPH, worse than that, worse than Harvey,” Preston said.<\/p>\n
According to AEP Texas<\/a>, the storm caused more than 23,600 customers across the Corpus Christi area to lose power. By 3 p.m., approximately 2,900 customers were still without electricity, with full restoration expected by 11 p.m.<\/p>\n For the latest local news updates, click here<\/a>, or download the KRIS 6 News App. <\/a><\/p>\n