Thunderstorm Wind — Montgomery, Texas

2023-05-23 · near Beach, Montgomery, Texas

Event narrative

Strong thunderstorm wind gusts blew down the frame of a house under construction in Conroe, resulting in the death of two workers and seven injuries.

Wider weather episode

An isolated severe thunderstorm moved from north to

south across a portion of Southeast Texas on Tuesday, May 23. The

storm produced several reports of damage from multiple locations

between Huntsville and Conroe along the storm`s path through

Walker and Montgomery counties. One of the reports came from a

home construction site, where two people were reported killed and

seven injured when the home under construction collapsed.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 1090829. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.