Watch: Security camera shows tornado hitting a Texas community center
The Deer Park, Texas, tornado that ripped through the southeast Houston suburb on Tuesday was rated an EF-3, having winds up to 144 mph.
Caught on cam: Tornado overtakes Deer Park community center
New security video shows the moments a powerful tornado barreled through Deer Park, Texas, shreddeding roofing from a community center building.
Security camera footage shows the moments the Deer Park, Texas, tornado overtook the community center during Tuesday's severe storms.
Roofing was seen thrown from the twister, debris flew through the air, and the flags whipped from the storm.
The tornado that ripped through the southeast Houston suburb on Tuesday was rated an EF-3, having winds up to 144 mph.
LOOK AT THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY STORMS IN THE HOUSTON AREA
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Image 1 of 10The Pasadena Animal Shelter was said to have been hit by a tornado Tuesday afternoon. Several animals were injured. ( )
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Image 2 of 10A Houston neighborhood saw extensive damage from severe storms on Tuesday evening. (Brian Kelly)
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Image 3 of 10Tornado damage in the Houston Metro area. (Brian Kelly)
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Image 4 of 10A Houston neighborhood saw extensive damage from severe storms on Tuesday evening. (Brian Kelly)
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Image 5 of 10Tornado damage in the Houston Metro area. (Brian Kelly)
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Image 6 of 10Tornado damage in the Houston Metro area. (Brian Kelly)
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Image 7 of 10Tornado damage in the Houston Metro area. (Brian Kelly)
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Image 8 of 10Tornado damage in the Houston Metro area. ( )
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Image 9 of 10Tornado damage in the Houston Metro area. ( )
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Image 10 of 10Damage to a home is seen in Pasadena, Texas, after an apparent tornado ripped through the area southeast of Hosuton on Jan. 24, 2023. (Rangel_WX/Twitter)
The Storm Prediction Center said they received initial reports of 2 dozen from Texas through the Florida Panhandle.
The National Weather Service in Houston says that this tornado prompted the office's first Tornado Emergency.
The twister that moved through Deer Park, Texas, is the first EF-3 tornado on record to hit Harris County.
A community center in Deer Park, Texas, was hit by a tornado Tuesday.
(City of Deer Park / FOX Weather)