SAN ANTONIO – A Northwest Side apartment complex sustained significant damage after a confirmed tornado touched down Wednesday morning, according to San Antonio officials.
San Antonio Fire Department crews responded on a “non-vehicle entrapment” call at approximately 8 a.m. to The Oasis San Antonio apartments located in the 6000 block of UTSA Boulevard, which is near Valero Way.
“We are grateful to report that there were no injuries associated with that structure,” SAFD Chief Valerie Frausto told reporters in a Wednesday afternoon news conference.
Frausto said the damage was limited to one building at the apartment complex. However, a “large portion” of the roof was torn off. In all, Frausto said the tornado damaged three units on the apartment complex’s fourth floor.
Residents at the complex are currently in the process of being relocated, the fire department said.
Of those affected, UT San Antonio Police Chief Stephanie Schoenborn said between 10 and 12 UTSA students who live at the apartment complex may be displaced.
Schoenborn said the campus’ police department is working closely with the American Red Cross to support those students.
At the peak of Wednesday’s severe weather, approximately 18,000 customers were without electricity, according to CPS Energy interim CEO Frank Almaraz. As of 1:41 p.m., the utility’s outage map shows 233 customers are still without power.
San Antonio officials said to contact the city’s non-emergency hotline at 311 for assistance with cleaning any debris.