Texas storm leads to tornado emergency being issued near Houston
An overturned truck during a tornado in Texas on Tuesday, January 24.
The storm damaged commercial buildings, homes and power lines in nearby Pasadena, a city southeast of Houston. Utility poles and power lines were downed, and several vehicles, including a trailer, were damaged or flipped over in a parking lot.Harris County Sheriff Office assist the community during a tornado in Texas on Tuesday, January 24.The Harris County Sheriff Office rescued a driver from a flipped 18-wheeler on HWY 225.
In Baytown, there were downed power lines and damage to homes and businesses, but no reports of serious injuries, Baytown spokesperson Jason Calder said.Shell Chemicals’ site in nearby Deer Park was flaring, or burning off natural gas, after it lost steam because of severe weather, according to Shell spokesperson Curtis Smith.
"We are taking steps to minimize any noise, light, or smoke associated with this activity, though it’s expected to continue until the units are restarted," Smith said via email."There is no threat to the community, nor are there any indications a nearby tornado touched down within the Chemicals facility."it had dispatched an ambulance bus to respond to a structural collapse at a nursing home facility at Deer Park's San Jacinto Manor.
The website PowerOutage.us, which collects live power outage data from utilities across the United States, reported about 123,000 Texas customers were without power Tuesday afternoon, mostly in the Houston area and surrounding counties.
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