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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.

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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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