National Weather Service confirms two tornadoes in Galveston County Officials with the National Weather Service office in League City confirmed that two tornadoes touched down in Galveston County on Saturday. The NWS said an EF-1 twister touched down in Dickinson near Dickinson High School and traveled about 250 yards. The tornado damaged houses and felled trees in the Misty Cove subdivision, located just east of Dickinson High School. Officials were still assessing the damage done by the storm. Damage was also caused by a separate EF-0 tornado that struck the Bayshore Park area as the strong line of thunderstorms pushed east across Galveston County and Galveston Bay. Chad Birnbaum’s security camera footage from his house in the Chase Park Subdivision near Bayshore captured part of the storm. The tornado flipped over a trailer at Bayshore Park and downed several power poles. The same storm line also created several tornados that touched down in Brazoria and Chambers counties. One person was killed in the EF-2 twister that touched down near Alvin. The Chambers County tornado is blamed for taking down several utility poles between Winnie and High Island, knocking out power to the residents of the Bolivar Peninsula. State Highway 124 between High Island in Galveston County and Winnie in Chambers County was closed because of downed utility poles. FULL PRELIMINARY NWS REPORT ISSUED 12/29/2024 415 NOUS44 KHGX 300220 PNSHGX TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-300-313- 335>338-436>439-301430- Public Information Statement National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 820 PM CST Sun Dec 29 2024 ...NWS Damage Survey for 12/28/24 Tornado Event - Update #1... .Update...More details provided on all tornadoes from the previous PNS. Also adds data for the Katy Tornado. .Katy Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 100 mph Path Length /statute/: 10.91 miles Path Width /maximum/: 150 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 12/28/2024 Start Time: 10:30 AM CST Start Location: 3 NE Brookshire / Waller County / TX Start Lat/Lon: 29.8176 / -95.9242 End Date: 12/28/2024 End Time: 10:55 AM CST End Location: 9 N Katy / Harris County / TX End Lat/Lon: 29.9311 / -95.8041 Survey Summary: An EF-1 tornado occurred just a few miles northeast of Brookshire and north of Katy. Several homes were impacted with EF-0 and EF- 1 damage, particularly along Noel Lane and near FM529 and Katy Hockley roads. .Porter Heights-Splendora Tornado... Rating: EF3 Estimated Peak Wind: 140 mph Path Length /statute/: 10.34 miles Path Width /maximum/: 1675 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 12/28/2024 Start Time: 12:05 PM CST Start Location: Porter Heights / Montgomery County / TX Start Lat/Lon: 30.1505 / -95.3288 End Date: 12/28/2024 End Time: 12:30 PM CST End Location: 3 WNW Splendora / Montgomery County / TX End Lat/Lon: 30.2536 / -95.2045 Survey Summary: Large tornado with one spot of EF3 near start. Majority of track was high end EF1 or low end EF2. .Brazoria County-Hillcrest Tornado... Rating: EF2 Estimated Peak Wind: 125 mph Path Length /statute/: 8.78 miles Path Width /maximum/: 300 yards Fatalities: 1 Injuries: 5 Start Date: 12/28/2024 Start Time: 12:53 PM CST Start Location: 4 WNW Liverpool / Brazoria County / TX Start Lat/Lon: 29.33 / -95.3373 End Date: 12/28/2024 End Time: 01:12 PM CST End Location: 1 E Hillcrest / Brazoria County / TX End Lat/Lon: 29.3906 / -95.2092 Survey Summary: Tornado tracked along Co Road 172 in rural Brazoria County into Hillcrest. EF-0 and EF-1 damage was observed along most of the tornado`s track. The most significant damage was surveyed at Walt Disney Elementary School, which suffered serious damage to the majority of its roof structure. 1 death and 5 injuries have been reported so far with this storm. .Bacliff-San Leon Tornado... Rating: EF0 Estimated Peak Wind: 60 mph Path Length /statute/: 1.07 miles Path Width /maximum/: 450 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 12/28/2024 Start Time: 01:52 PM CST Start Location: 1 WNW San Leon / Galveston County / TX Start Lat/Lon: 29.4981 / -94.9615 End Date: 12/28/2024 End Time: 01:53 PM CST End Location: 1 NNW San Leon / / TX End Lat/Lon: 29.5068 / -94.9468 Survey Summary: Minor damage reported along the Bacliff-San Leon line, mainly in San Leon. Damage included a bent power pole, a flipped trailer, and minor roof damage including numerous lost shingles. Time of tornado estimated from radar. .Chambers County Tornado... Rating: EF3 Estimated Peak Wind: 138 mph Path Length /statute/: 22.00 miles Path Width /maximum/: 380 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 1 Start Date: 12/28/2024 Start Time: 02:35 PM CST Start Location: 10 S Anahuac / Chambers County / TX Start Lat/Lon: 29.609 / -94.6904 End Date: 12/28/2024 End Time: 03:10 PM CST End Location: 5 SSE Stowell / Jefferson County / TX End Lat/Lon: 29.7169 / -94.3551 Survey Summary: Long track tornado from just east of Smith Point through the Chambers/Jefferson County border. Multiple spots of EF2 damage with snapped wooden power line poles and a tossed and destroyed mobile home along with EF3 damage along FM 1941 and TX-124 where two steel transmission lines were blown down. One injury along Smith Point Rd where a pickup truck was tossed. .Dickinson Tornado... Rating: EF1 Estimated Peak Wind: 0 mph Path Length /statute/: 0.09 miles Path Width /maximum/: 100 yards Fatalities: 0 Injuries: 0 Start Date: 12/30/2024 Start Time: 01:39 PM CST Start Location: 3 ENE Dickinson / Galveston County / TX Start Lat/Lon: 29.4698 / -95.0264 End Date: 12/30/2024 End Time: 01:41 PM CST End Location: 3 ENE Dickinson / Galveston County / TX End Lat/Lon: 29.4706 / -95.0252 Survey Summary: Roof damage and destroyed fences in a neighborhood just east of Dickinson High School. Time of tornado estimated from radar data. && EF Scale: The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories: EF0.....65 to 85 mph EF1.....86 to 110 mph EF2.....111 to 135 mph EF3.....136 to 165 mph EF4.....166 to 200 mph EF5.....>200 mph NOTE: The information in this statement is preliminary and subject to change pending final review of the events and publication in NWS Storm Data.

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