EF-1 tornado confirmed near Hondo

BEXAR COUNTY (KTSA News) — The National Weather Service confirmed Friday that an EF 1 tornado touched down in Medina County south of Hondo Wednesday evening.

The weather service said the twister was on the ground for eight minutes and nearly two miles starting at 7:33 p.m. Wednesday and crossed State Highway 173, doing damage to a few homes on both sides of the highway.  Meteorologists estimate the tornado had wind speeds of about 110 miles per hour.