Christmas Day Tornado & Tornado Damage Reported in Houston County

By: Shel Winkley - Email

Updated: Tue 10:06 AM, Dec 25, 2012

Multiple reports were submitted to the National Weather Service this Christmas Morning of a Tornado in Houston County, while a warning was in place.

The first report came in around 9:10am of a possible tornado near Houston County Lake.

The second report came in around 9:22am from 13 miles Southeast of Crockett, with damage to a building along Hwy. 287.

The third report also came in around 9:22am, by a trained storm spotter, 15 miles to the Southeast of Crockett. This tornado was reported as passing through a pasture behind a house. No damage was mentioned with that report.

Storm damage (down tree limbs) were also reported to News 3 in Madisonville.

All damage reports and pictures can be submitted to weather@kbtx.com so that we can share with the National Weather Service for the official Storm Report for the Brazos Valley.

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