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Severe storms threaten Gulf Coast after tornadoes hit Houston (Axios)

Severe storms threaten Gulf Coast after tornadoes hit Houston · Winter weather was expected to hit West and North Texas on Tuesday, too. · Louisiana's Office of ...

[Storm Prediction Center](https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/reports/today.html) recorded at least four tornado reports in Texas by Tuesday afternoon, as the [Atascocita Fire Department](https://twitter.com/AVFDOEM/status/1617996284513906689) said there was "a tornado related structure collapse" at a nursing home in the state's Deer Park. And nearly 57,300 customers were still without power in [eastern Texas](https://poweroutage.us/area/state/texas). [power lines](https://twitter.com/BrewCityChaser/status/1617988458596925441?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1617988458596925441%7Ctwgr%5E71adc07c1f144479863b57a1aa8d12f7101c1b87%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.houstonchronicle.com%2Fnews%2Fhouston-weather%2Farticle%2Fhouston-storm-tornado-gale-warning-17738110.php), [damaged homes](https://twitter.com/Rangel_WX/status/1617991682473218048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1617991682473218048%7Ctwgr%5E71adc07c1f144479863b57a1aa8d12f7101c1b87%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.houstonchronicle.com%2Fnews%2Fhouston-weather%2Farticle%2Fhouston-storm-tornado-gale-warning-17738110.php), [flooding](https://twitter.com/JeffLindner1/status/1618047383128133632) and trashed roads, as tornado warnings were issued in Texas and across the South. Threat level: Areas most at risk overnight included New Orleans, Baton Rouge, Mobile, Ala., and extreme northwestern Florida. [Ground stops were issued](https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-weather/article/houston-storm-tornado-gale-warning-17738110.php)for both Hobby and Bush International airports as the storms moved through Texas and flights weren't allowed to land there, the [Houston Chronicle](https://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-weather/article/houston-storm-tornado-gale-warning-17738110.php)reports. [quickly shut down](https://twitter.com/ShellDeerPark/status/1618003307728879617?s=20&t=P8E8mqH3WeHdge5YgiCshg)due to the severe weather. [said](https://twitter.com/GOHSEP/status/1617603395422126082)the state faced "another severe weather threat this week" and residents should remain alert. [Pasadena](https://twitter.com/pasadenatxgov/status/1617988912533889024?s=20&t=XUsUwHPYeyQ2vKU22zpsQA), where power lines were [knocked out](https://twitter.com/PasadenaPDTX/status/1617987949035139072)and radar indicated debris from one twister near the city reached about 8,000 feet in the air. [very rare and limited](https://w1.weather.gov/glossary/index.php?word=tornado+emergency) warning — was issued for southeastern [Harris County](https://twitter.com/NWSHouston/status/1617983381631045632?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1617983381631045632%7Ctwgr%5E8aaf256a24a10c690e8d267163a4f635d34b456d%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.houstonchronicle.com%2Fnews%2Fhouston-weather%2Farticle%2Fhouston-storm-tornado-gale-warning-17738110.php), Texas, according to the National Weather Service. [poweroutage.us](https://poweroutage.us/). [storm system](https://www.axios.com/science/extreme-weather)" that triggered multiple reports of damage from tornadoes and flooding in and near [Houston](https://www.axios.com/local/houston) on Tuesday is threatening to unleash further damage across the [Gulf Coast](https://twitter.com/NWSWPC/status/1618106402794360832). [threat](https://www.weather.gov/images/crh/dhs/wwa_population.png) from the storm, which was [sweeping](https://twitter.com/NWSNewOrleans/status/1618124005910761473) through Mississippi coastal communities as it pushed northeastward overnight.

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NWS: At least EF2 damage found after tornado tears through ... (KHOU.com)

Houston news: City officials in Pasadena, Baytown, and Deer Park are all planning damage surveys. Same goes for the National Weather Service.

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Houston-area twister that caused 'extensive damage' rated at least ... (FOX Weather)

A tornado ripped through Pasadena and Deer Park, cities located on the southeast side of Houston. · Extensive damage seen after severe storms roll through ...

"They were scared," one worker said. "There may be other areas of damage, so it’s a very fluid situation right now." A storm spotter reported lots of damage to trees, power lines, buildings and vehicles in the area. A spokesman for the Pasadena Police Department said "extensive damage" has been reported to buildings on the southeast side of the city. The twister prompted the National Weather Service office in Houston to issue its first Tornado Emergency after radar showed debris was being thrown into the air. A tornado ripped through Pasadena and Deer Park, cities located on the southeast side of Houston.

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At least EF2 damage was found after tornado ripped through ... (KTRK-TV)

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The NWS confirmed at least EF-2 damage was found after a tornado ripped through Pasadena and Deer Park on Tuesday.

As the circulation crossed inside the Beltway near I-45, it grew larger and stronger, prompting the Tornado Emergency issued at 2:24 p.m. After that, the circulation became less pronounced, but a tornado warning remained until 3 p.m. The circulation first prompted a Tornado Warning at about 1:45 p.m. He estimates the tornado in Pasadena and Deer Park reached speeds above 40 and possibly approached 50 miles per hour. ABC13's weather team warned us for days about the possibility of Tuesday's severe weather, tornadoes, and flash flooding. Earlier Wednesday, the NWS said the damage seen by surveyors were consistent with at least an EF2 tornado.

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Tornado damage near Houston 'catastrophic,' official says as storm ... (CNN)

Emergency responders in the Houston area say they are responding to reports of damage and stranded motorists after a possible tornado moved through the area ...

There were no immediate reports of injuries, but Mouton said Tuesday evening that four of the 62 were taken to hospitals because of preeexisting conditions. The Harris County Sheriff’s Department was “responding to a high number of stranded motorists,” Tuesday afternoon, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez tweeted. Video at the scene from A tornado emergency was declared earlier Tuesday for the southeastern metro area of Houston where “a confirmed large and destructive tornado was observed over northwestern Pasadena, moving northeast at 60 mph,” according to the National Weather Service in Houston. [posted on Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/beauregardsheriff/posts/pfbid02aNqXMwCgicCFhFXB1U9PhagoCL5UMJyzo9cPZSLZUdXkdfGadwjG4ga1EapyJpz2l) that officers are “responding to tornado damage” in the south of the parish. Structural damage from a tornado in Pasadena, about 15 miles southeast of Houston, is “catastrophic,” according to the local police chief.

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Houston tornado: NWS confirms Deer Park/Pasadena tornado ... (fox26houston.com)

The National Weather Service is reporting that the tornado that left behind devastation in Deer Park and Pasadena will be rated as an EF3 tornado.

To stay up-to-date with the very latest, be sure to download the [RELATED: Pasadena residents describe how they felt when a tornado hit](https://www.fox26houston.com/video/1171223) [Deer Park](https://www.fox26houston.com/tag/us/tx/harris-county/deerpark) and [Pasadena](https://www.fox26houston.com/tag/us/tx/harris-county/pasadena) will be rated as an EF3 tornado.

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