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Storms, tornado damage dozens of homes in San Antonio area

Josie Juarez, right, sits in the ruins of her home with boyfriend Clinton Wurzbach, Tuesday, March 20, 2012, in Devine, Texas. Her home was destroyed when a tornado touched down in the town of five thousand, about thirty miles southwest of San Antonio. Juarez' fifteen-year-old daughter, Jesse, who was the only person home when the tornado hit, survived by taking shelter in the bathroom. (Darren Abate / AP)
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SAN ANTONIO – Severe storms, including at least one tornado, have wreaked widespread damage across parts of San Antonio, damaging dozens of homes but causing only minor injuries.

A National Weather Service survey team confirmed that a tornado struck a residential area about 5 miles north of downtown San Antonio either late Sunday or early Monday.

San Antonio Fire Department spokesman Woody Woodward says 43 homes were damaged, including three that collapsed. He says five minor injuries were reported in the area.

Bexar County spokeswoman Monica Ramos says another 30 to 40 homes were damaged in two densely populated adjoining subdivisions about 10 miles northeast of downtown San Antonio.

National Weather Service meteorologist Eric Platt says survey teams will be inspecting those and other areas throughout the day Monday.