Bell County judge says residents could be without power for days after tornado hits

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Bell County judge says residents could be without power for days after tornado hits
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Twenty-three people were injured as a result of the storms and 12 were taken to three different hospitals. One was critically injured. No fatalities have been reported. | allysonortegon

Assessments are underway to evaluate the damage of a tornado that touched down in southern Bell County Tuesday night, leaving a wake of uprooted trees, downed power lines and buildings reduced to rubble.

Bell County Judge David Blackburn said at a press conference Wednesday it is not yet clear how many structures were damaged, but there are more than 100 addresses in the area where the tornado passed through.

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