Spring residents had seconds to take cover as tornado barreled through neighborhood

SPRING, Texas – Residents in a Spring neighborhood described the seconds they had to take cover as a tornado barreled through their community.

KPRC 2’s Gage Goulding spoke to several residents whose homes and property were damaged as trees toppled along Village Hill Drive on Monday afternoon.

A tornado warning was issued for multiple Houston-area counties as a cold front brought a cluster of severe storms, including at least one confirmed tornado.

The Klein and Spring fire departments also responded to the neighborhood for a possible gas leak caused by uprooted trees and structural damage.

Goulding spoke with one man who said he was inside his office when he heard a TV report about a tornado spotted near SH-249 and Grant Road, close to where he was.

“The noise was unbelievable and lasted about 10 seconds,” the man said.

Another homeowner, Bobbitt, said her home’s roof was damaged and her vehicle’s back window was blown out by the storm.

“My son saw the tornado coming and screamed, ‘Tornado! Tornado!’” Bobbitt said.

She said her family had only seconds to take cover.

“It sounded like a freight train coming through.”

Bobbitt said they hid under the stairs in a small cubby closet, grabbing their pets with just seconds to spare as the twister hit.

“We are very blessed we are OK,” she said. “We were very lucky, and someone was looking out for us above in the sky.”