TEXAS CITY, Texas (KTRK) The National Weather Service confirmed Thursday morning that a tornado is what caused severe damage during storms in Texas City.
NWS meteorologists surveyed the area and determined a twister hit Wednesday evening. It has been giving a preliminary rating of EF-1.
After conducting a survey this morning, NWS meteorologists have determined that the storm damage observed in Texas City yesterday evening was due to a tornado. The storm has been given a preliminary rating of EF-1. More information will be provided later today. #houwx#txwx NWS Houston (@NWSHouston) January 7, 2021
The damage forced Calvin Vincent Early Childhood and Kohfeldt Elementary to cancel classes. Students were supposed to return for their first day after the holiday break, but that has now been postponed until Friday.
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Hundreds of families displaced after tornado rips through Texas City overnight
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TEXAS CITY, Texas – The storm blew through Texas City around 6 p.m on Wednesday night and left a trail of damage behind.
Strong winds ripped the sides off of a convenience store and displaced around 400 residents at a nearby apartment complex according to Texas City officials.
Margaret Bjerke is a resident at the Trade Winds Apartment Complex and said she was still waiting for her power to be restored on Thursday morning. She said the storm was quick and horrifying.
“It was the most terrifying minutes that you would ever believe,” Bjerke said.
Roofs were flying : Tornado strikes Texas City, hundreds displaced from apartment
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Jamie Johnson becomes emotional as she looks at storm damage to her apartment complex Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, in Texas City. That s a lot to see, she said.Jon Shapley/Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Three men discuss the damage to their friend s convenience store Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, in Texas City.Jon Shapley/Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Amber Smith and her daughter Natalie Smallwood, 6, plan where they will stay the morning after a storm damaged their apartment Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, in Texas City. Smith said she was at work when the storm moved through and that her daughter wasn t home. Thank God, Smith said.Jon Shapley/Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less