Strong Wind — Harris, Texas

2012-12-25 · Harris, Texas

Event narrative

A man who was clearing downed tree branches was struck and killed by a falling tree branch.

Wider weather episode

On Christmas Day strong to severe thunderstorms developed along a warm front that was lifting north through the area. One of those storms produced an EF-3 tornado near Pennington, TX.

Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 426571. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.