Texas weather: EF-0 tornado reported near Giddings

Storm in Giddings, Texas

Severe weather impacted parts of Central Texas on Thursday, including Giddings in Lee County. Mey Ug shared this video with FOX 7 Austin.

GIDDINGS, Texas - An EF-0 tornado was reported near Giddings on Thursday.

What we know:

According to the National Weather Service, on April 2, around 10:55 a.m., the tornado formed about six miles southwest of Giddings, near CR 208 and FM 2239. It then moved northeast into Giddings before dissipating.

The tornado had winds of 70 mph and traveled about eight miles.

The NWS said there was damage found to power lines, tree limbs, tin sheds, and some small sections of tin roofs and eaves peeled back.

Dig deeper:

Giddings Intermediate School, Giddings Middle School, and Giddings High School were all briefly without power due to an outage in the northern part of Giddings. 

Power has since been restored, and the rest of the day resumed on a normal schedule.