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Updated Jan. 24, 2023 4:35 PM CST
A rare tornado emergency was issued Tuesday afternoon as severe storms roared through Texas.
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Deer Park reeling after tornado touchdown
By Thomas Leffler, AccuWeather digital journalist
The Houston suburb of Deer Park, Texas, is reeling after a tornado tore through the city Tuesday afternoon.Extreme Meteorologist Reed Timmer was live from Deer Park shortly after the tornado touched down, making sure local residents were safe in a shopping center completely littered with debris. One of the commercial buildings in the center, a Little Caesars Pizza restaurant, had significant damage coming through the roof of the building. Timmer noted that the tornado’s path just missed a local high school. “The tornado has just come through … emergency personnel are responding, and we’re going to shift into search and rescue mode here. This is a dangerous situation.” ...
1 HOUR AGO
Incident reported at Houston-area chemical plant
By Thomas Leffler, AccuWeather digital journalist
Severe weather throughout the Houston area has led to an incident at the Shell Deer Park Chemical Plant just west of the city. The facility’s Twitter account updated residents on an incident involving flaring activity, stating that the plant is “taking steps to minimize any noise, light, or smoke associated” with the incident, and that there “is no threat to the community.” ...
A rare tornado emergency was issued Tuesday afternoon as severe storms roared through Texas.
11 MINUTES AGO
Deer Park reeling after tornado touchdown
By Thomas Leffler, AccuWeather digital journalist
The Houston suburb of Deer Park, Texas, is reeling after a tornado tore through the city Tuesday afternoon.Extreme Meteorologist Reed Timmer was live from Deer Park shortly after the tornado touched down, making sure local residents were safe in a shopping center completely littered with debris. One of the commercial buildings in the center, a Little Caesars Pizza restaurant, had significant damage coming through the roof of the building. Timmer noted that the tornado’s path just missed a local high school. “The tornado has just come through … emergency personnel are responding, and we’re going to shift into search and rescue mode here. This is a dangerous situation.” ...
1 HOUR AGO
Incident reported at Houston-area chemical plant
By Thomas Leffler, AccuWeather digital journalist
Severe weather throughout the Houston area has led to an incident at the Shell Deer Park Chemical Plant just west of the city. The facility’s Twitter account updated residents on an incident involving flaring activity, stating that the plant is “taking steps to minimize any noise, light, or smoke associated” with the incident, and that there “is no threat to the community.” ...
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