Nearly 2 Dozen People Injured as Tornadoes Slam Central Texas

People look at an overturned truck in a parking lot after a previous tornado in a widespread storm system touched down in Round Rock, Texas, on March 21, 2022. Tamir Kalifa/Reuters

At least 23 people were injured when tornadoes slammed central Texas on Tuesday, causing widespread destruction, a local official said.

Judge David Blackburn of Bell County, Texas, said 23 people were injured, and one of them critically. Twelve of the injured were taken to hospitals, the county’s top elected official said.