EF2 Tornado — Houston, Texas

2022-03-21 · near Mapleton, Houston, Texas

Event narrative

This EF2 tornado was flown by emergency management and noted a continuous damage track from the first point along Highway 21 until the final point north of Crockett. There were ten total injuries including three serious ones at a pair of mobile homes with occupants thrown into an adjacent field. At least 30 structures were severely damaged.

Wider weather episode

Discrete supercell thunderstorms developed ahead of an advancing cold front on the night of March 20, producing strong wind gusts, hail, and tornadoes. Later, a squall line formed along the front itself as it moved through SE TX, resulting in additional straight line wind and tornado damage across the area.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1008077. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.