AUSTIN (Talk1370.com) -- Survey teams from the National Weather Service are continuing to investigate the aftermath of Monday's tornado outbreak across the Austin metro area.
Preliminary reports indicate at least two EF-2 tornadoes struck the area, including a long-track tornado that began just southwest of Round Rock around 5:54 p.m., and ended up more than 35 miles away in Granger, close to the Bell County line. Much of the damage along the track was rated at an EF-1 level, officials said.
An EF-2 rating indicates winds of 111-135 miles per hour, while an EF-1 rating indicates winds of 86-110 mph.
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Williamson County Judge Bill Gravell said Tuesday afternoon that as many as 1,000 homes and other structures may have been damaged in the wake of Monday's tornado outbreak.
"Even though the sheer number of homes that have been damaged and the lives of the people that have been displaced, I would simply say this and remind you again, there has been no reported loss of life," said Gravell.
Survey teams also found signs of a second EF-2 tornado that began southwest of Elgin just before 6:30 p.m. Monday; it remained on the ground for 14 miles moving northeast, and resulted in three people being injured with rated winds of 130 mph.
A third tornado that began in Guadalupe County near Seguin was rated as a high-level EF-1 with winds of 110 mph. Surveyors believe that tornado stayed on the ground for more than 7 miles, moving northeast to near Stairtown in Caldwell County just before 6 p.m.
Reports and surveys are still pending for other reported tornadoes near Jarrell, Wimberley, Giddings, and Lexington.