EF1 tornado in Waller County, Texas
Tornado December 28, 2024 · Waller County, Texas
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 the National Weather Service wrote
An emergency manager reported tornado damage in a mobile home park near Noel Lane, with cars flipped over. Survey teams confirmed damage in this area, finding trees snapped, powerlines down, roofs ripped off or partially ripped off of mobile homes. Additional damage was surveyed further southwest near Grassner Road, where a home was tied down with a hurricane anchored installation and it slid off. In the same area, a barn was overturned, lifted and blew away around 20 yards. Further northeast in Harris county, several pieces of sheet metal were bent on power lines and scattered along Freeman St, with damage to wooden fences. Partial loss of roofs and side walls was found in a few homes nearby by the survey team. Broken windows, garage doors, tree limbs and several large tree branches were also found in the area. The survey team rated this tornado as an EF1 with estimated winds up to 100 mph.
The wider storm
Multiple tornadic storms occurred during the afternoon on the 28th, producing hail, wind and tornadoes.
Began near Brookshire (29.8300, -95.9000).
Other tornadoes from the same storm system
4 more tornadoes the National Weather Service filed under this storm episode.
Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event 1224042. Narratives are written by the National Weather Service forecast office that issued the report.
Tornadoes near your address
See every tornado that passed near a place you know, measured to its path.
We couldn’t get your location. Check that location access is allowed for this site, or type an address.