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HOUSTON – A strong line of thunderstorms is moving toward the Houston area Friday night. A tornado warning is in effect issued Harris, Brazoria and Fort Bend counties until 2:15  A.M. A flash flood watch remains in effect for most of southeast Texas until 1 p.m. Saturday. A severe thunderstorm watch was issued of most of southeast Texas until 3 a.m. Saturday. A flood warning was issued for Burleson County from Saturday morning to late Saturday night, or…

LA GRANGE, Texas – A tornado tore through Fayette County Friday morning, devastating parts of La Grange. Fayette County EMS officials said the tornado touched down in the county around 8:30 a.m. First Baptist Church in La Grange received some of the worst damage. “You can see these doors, the force of the wind that pulled these doors out of the locks,” said Jeremy Conard, the worship leader and contractor for the church. The church was…

HOUSTON — Grand Prairie, Texas-based Six Flags Entertainment Corp. (NYSE: SIX) is making its return to Houston this weekend with the opening of a rebranded water park. Six Flags Hurricane Harbor Splashtown, which most recently went by Wet ‘n’ Wild SplashTown, opens for the 2019 season on May 4, according to a press release. The park, at 21300 Interstate 45 North in Spring, will be open only on Saturdays and Sundays until May 24, when…

COLORADO COUNTY, Texas – Colorado County is cleaning up after a possible tornado blew through Friday afternoon. “It was loud. It was scary,” said Darrell Stancik, owner of Furniture Shoppe in downtown Eagle Lake. “A lot of rain, heavy wind, wind kind of slowed down, stopped, changed directions and pressurized the building and the glass blew out here,” Stancik said. He and other business owners were also mopping up water that got into their property…

HOUSTON — Strong storms moved through the Houston area on Friday, bringing with them tornado warnings and severe thunderstorm warnings.  A Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect for Harris, Montgomery and Liberty counties until 4:30 p.m. So far, there are no reports of serious damage. A Katy man tweeted video of a funnel cloud in Eagle Lake. KHOU Reporter Brett Buffington spotted a dissipating funnel cloud in Wharton County. At 12:25 p.m., a confirmed tornado…

HOUSTON — The threat of tornadoes touching down remains high across the Houston area.  2:55 p.m. Harris and Montgomery counties under severe thunderstorm warning until 3:30 p.m. Tornado warnings have expired. 2:33 p.m. Tornado warnings for Fort Bend and Wharton counties has been extended until 3:15 p.m.   Spring and Tomball ISDs are advising schools to shelter-in-place, as a precaution. Katy, Klein and Magnolia ISDs have canceled their advisories. At 12:25 p.m., a confirmed tornado touchdown…

HOUSTON — The threat of tornadoes touching down remains high across the Houston area.  2:33 p.m. Tornado warnings for Fort Bend and Wharton counties has been extended until 3:15 p.m.   2:08 p.m. A  new tornado warning has been extended until 2:45 p.m.for Harris and Montgomery counties. Katy, Spring, Klein, Magnolia and Tomball ISDs are advising schools to shelter-in-place, as a precaution. At 12:25 p.m., a confirmed tornado touchdown occurred south of the Columbus airport near County…

HOUSTON — The threat of tornadoes touching down remains high across the Houston area.  1:59 p.m. A tornado warning for Fort Bend, Austin and Wharton counties has been extended until 2:30 p.m.   1: 53 p.m.A  new tornado warning has been issued for Harris and Montgomery counties until 2:15 p.m. Officials in Tomball are advising residents and schools to shelter-in-place, as a precaution. At 12:25 p.m., a confirmed tornado touchdown occurred south of the Columbus…