What was supposed to be his last day of living at a Northwest side apartment complex instead provided Jerry Diaz with an unexpected first.

A tornado tore through the Oasis apartments Wednesday morning, lifting the roof off a building at the complex, located near UTSA Boulevard and Utex Boulevard.

"The whole 21 years I've been alive, never seen a tornado in my life," Diaz said, as he surveyed the damage the violent storm did.