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Deer Park, Pasadena tornado rated ‘at least’ EF2, says NWS
“At least” EF-2 damage was caused by a tornado that tore through Deer Park and Pasadena on Tuesday, according to the National Weather Service.
NWS survey crews were out on Wednesday morning assessing the strength and path of the tornado as the community worked to clean up in the aftermath of an unusually strong January severe weather outbreak.
There were no reported injuries or deaths from the tornado.
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Districts in Deer Park and Pasadena cancelled classes for the day to allow assessment of facilities and so families could work on clean-up efforts.
The Red Cross opened a shelter on Tuesday evening in Pasadena that had more than a dozen people at it.
As of Wednesday morning, there were still more than 20,000 houses without power, according to CenterPoint Energy.
