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EF1 tornado in Harris County, Texas

Tornado December 26, 2024 · Harris County, Texas

EF1
Rating
0.1 mi
Path length
25 yd
Path width
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NOAA recorded where this tornado touched down but not where it lifted, so it appears as a point. Other tornadoes recorded nearby that day are shown faint.

What EF1 means. On the Enhanced Fujita scale, EF1 is moderate damage: roofs badly stripped, mobile homes pushed off foundations or overturned, windows broken, consistent with estimated gusts of 86–110 mph. The rating comes from a survey of the worst damage after the storm, not from a wind measurement, so it says as much about what the tornado hit as about how strong it was.

What the National Weather Service wrote

A member of the public reported a brief tornado touchdown in southwestern Harris county.

Survey teams found damage in Meadows Place neighborhood along Plumbrook Drive. Homes in the area had minor to significant roof damage, consistent with EF1 winds of 90 mph.

The wider storm

Storms on the 26th of December produced tornadoes and waterspouts.

Began near West Park (29.6700, -95.5900).

Other tornadoes from the same storm system

4 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.

EF1 Wharton CountyEF0 Harris CountyEF0 Liberty CountyEF0 Liberty County

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1222037. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.

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