Microburst Flips Planes, Damages Hangar At Texas Airfield

Authorities say at least eight small airplanes were flipped or otherwise severely damaged as storms blew through Southeast Texas. Officials at Hawthorne Field in Kountze (koontz), about 80 miles northeast of Houston, says the bad weather hit late Tuesday afternoon. Hardin County Sheriff Ed Cain says nobody was hurt. Airport operator Dale Williford says early estimates indicate five planes were destroyed, while three others were damaged. Some of the aircraft were blown into a nearby wooded area.