This couple in Orange, Texas, say they “feel blessed to be alive” after they and their dogs were forced to run from their RV and dive into a ditch to shelter as a tornado touched down nearby.
Mario Mendoza carries items out of a friend's storm-damaged home Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2023, in Pasadena, Texas. A powerful storm system took aim at Gulf Coast Tuesday, spawning tornados that caused damage east of Houston.Footage from Houston TV station KTRK showed several businesses suffered major damage, including the city's animal shelter. Nearby, fences were laid over and shingles and sections of roofs were torn from homes, but there were no immediate reports of injuries.
The Shell Chemicals site was flaring, or burning off natural gas, after it lost steam because of severe weather, according to Shell spokesperson Curtis Smith. The tornado also did severe damage to a Deer Park nursing home. Residents had to be taken away, but no one was hurt.
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