"Severe Storms Cause Dramatic Damage and Power Outages in Houston Region"
TL;DR
An EF-1 tornado with 90-mile-per-hour winds caused severe damage to a shopping plaza in Katy, Texas, collapsing a Firestone Complete Auto Care business and tearing away the front of a sports bar. Debris, including tires, was scattered across the parking lot, and a taco truck was reportedly carried by high winds. Emergency crews responded to the scene, and electricity in the area was turned off as a precaution.
Topics:nationnatural-disasters#ef-1-tornado#katy#natural-disasters#severe-storms#shopping-center#storm-damage#texas
- Houston weather: Severe storms destroy Firestone and Bourbon Street Sports Bar at shopping plaza on South Mason Road in Katy KTRK-TV
- Overnight storms in Houston region cause building damage, power outages Houston Public Media
- Breezy and mostly cloudy Wednesday after thunderstorms pass KPRC Click2Houston
- Houston power outage tracker: Check Centerpoint, Entergy outages; report an outage FOX 26 Houston
- Strong thunderstorms cause dramatic damage in Houston suburb of Katy The Associated Press
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