After the storm: Residents reflect on the Floresville tornado 10 years later

“We can be thankful the one we lived through wasn’t worse … to actually be in its path and be OK…” Coy Tackitt said, reflecting on the EF-2 tornado which hit Floresville 10 years ago. Tackitt, who was coaching the boys basketball team at Floresville High School at the time, still remembers vividly the 5 a.m. practice Oct. 30, 2015, that was cut short as a twister ripped through the school gym. “We had early morning basketball practice, and it was somewhat strange weather when I arrived at the gym,” Tackitt recalled. “There was some rain and drizzle as kids...

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