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Severe weather hammered the San Angelo, Texas, area Wednesday night, spawning at least one tornado, damaging buildings and leaving nearly half the population without power.

A supercell thunderstorm raked through the north and east sides of the city of almost 100,000 Wednesday night, said weather.com meteorologist Jon Erdman. Damaging winds from the supercell's rear-flank downdraft, with a measured gust to 73 mph at a Weather Underground station, led to some structural damage and widespread power outages.

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As the storm closed in on San Angelo, the city's National Weather Service office began experiencing communications problems. Many meteorologists reported a radar outage in the area, and NWS San Angelo had to turn its duties over. NWS Midland shouldered the responsibility of issuing watches and warnings during the event.

Although NWS Midland successfully issued several warnings for the area Wednesday night, several residents told San Angelo Live they heard no tornado sirens during the severe weather event.

The report also stated a few buildings suffered major damage during the storm. A building "appeared" in a field near Central Freshman Campus, and the Sea Arrow Marine building collapsed into Rust Street, blocking the roadway.

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After the storm passed, nearly 50,000 customers were left without power in Tom Green County, according to AEP Texas.

Several reports of a tornado were relayed by spotters just after 8 p.m. local time. After surveying the damage, National Weather Service crews concluded an EF0 tornado hit the northern parts of San Angelo.

Below are some images of damage and commentary from social media users who witnessed the storm.