EF3 Tornado — Houston, Texas

2019-04-13 · near Center, Houston, Texas

Event narrative

The EF-3 tornado damage mainly consisted of snapped pine trees indicative of high end EF-1 damage but much more severe EF-3 damage was discovered northeast of Weches. The most severe damage occurred to a double wide trailer that was destroyed and thrown over 150 years from its original foundation. The one female occupant of the trailer was killed. The path width was as wide as a half mile in places. The tornado continued into Cherokee County and was on the ground for more than 40 miles.

Wider weather episode

A storm system moving eastward across the state produced several tornadoes, some wind damage and large hail.

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Source: NOAA Storm Events Database, event_id 807386. Narrative written by the NWS forecast office that issued the report.