"EF-1 Tornado Causes Severe Damage in Katy, Texas"
TL;DR
An EF-1 tornado with estimated winds of 90 mph caused severe damage to businesses and homes in the Katy area, including a collapsed Firestone Complete Autocare lobby and blown-out windows at Bourbon Street Sports Bar. Trees and fences were also blown down in the Nottingham County neighborhood, blocking roads and damaging cars and homes. Fortunately, no injuries were reported, but a CenterPoint Energy employee suffered a minor electrical shock during the assessment.
Topics:nationnatural-disasters#ef-1-tornado#houston#katy#national-weather-service#natural-disasters#storm-damage
- EF-1 tornado confirmed in Katy area, leaving businesses and homes damaged KPRC Click2Houston
- Houston weather: Severe storms destroy Firestone and Bourbon Street Sports Bar at shopping plaza on South Mason Road in Katy KTRK-TV
- Strong thunderstorms cause dramatic damage in Houston suburb of Katy The Associated Press
- Houston power outage tracker: Check Centerpoint, Entergy outages; report an outage FOX 26 Houston
- Houston, Texas news: Storms leave damage in Southeast Texas | khou.com KHOU.com
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