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Parts of Texas and Louisiana were under a tornado watch Thursday night as a line of thunderstorms battered the south-central U.S., threatening the region with large hail, damaging winds and heavy ...
Katy, Texas Porter Heights, Texas Severe weather warnings and watches map. This story has been updated to add new information and to clarify that the funnel clouds seen are suspected tornadoes.
Tornadoes spun up across parts of Texas and Louisiana Thursday. ... Storms, Tornadoes Cause Damage In Texas And Louisiana. Jan Wesner Childs. Updated December 27, 2024 at 10:03 AM.
From the evening of May 16, 2024, to midday May 17, 2024, a derecho struck the Gulf Coast of the United States from Southeast Texas to Florida, causing widespread damage, particularly in the city of Houston and surrounding metropolitan area. [7]
Allison causes an estimated $400 million in Texas alone. [52] August 1, 1989 – Hurricane Chantal makes landfall as a minimal hurricane at High Island, Texas, causing two deaths from flash flooding. [1] [54] Early-October 1989 – Hurricane Raymond from the East Pacific causes rainfall in northern Texas, peaking at 2.80 in (71 mm) in Yorktown.
An EF0 tornado, the weakest category, damages trees but does not cause significant damage to structures. An EF5 tornado, the strongest category, rips buildings off their foundations and can deform large skyscrapers. The similar TORRO scale ranges from a T0 for extremely weak tornadoes to T11 for the most powerful known tornadoes. [76]
Severe storms kill at least 4 in Houston, cause widespread power outages and risk of tornadoes
A tornado ripped through central Texas on Wednesday evening, causing huge damage and destroying homes, as forecasters warn of a potentially record-breaking heat wave in the state.