Storm causes severe wind damage in Yoakum

As storms hit the Yoakum community on May 13, members of the city Electrical Department worked power lines on Highland and Svoboda streets. Strong winds and sheets of rain were reported. Tree limbs and trash bins were scattered in several yards. A tin roof was torn off on the right side of a building on Irvine St. in downtown Yoakum. No reports of total rain amounts were provided at press time. No injuries were reported.