Multiple tornadoes strike southeastern Texas as severe storms march across South

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'Twins starting': Video captures twister, funnel cloud in El Campo, Texas

Video from Spencer White shows a tornado swirling near El Campo, Texas, on Thursday as a funnel cloud forms nearby.

HOUSTON – A swath of severe weather spawned multiple tornadoes in southeastern Texas on Thursday, part of a multi-day severe weather threat sweeping across the South through the end of the week. 

Five tornadoes were confirmed around the Houston region. Emergency managers in Texas' Wharton County southwest of Houston reported three tornadoes during the afternoon as a line of severe storms rolled across the Lone Star State. 

"There are no reports of severe damage or injuries yet, but we’ll be assessing the situation over the next few hours," Srubar told FOX Weather soon after the twisters struck.

An EF-1 tornado touched down just outside El Campo, Texas, causing some damage to barns.

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'Scary!': Tornado spotted outside of southeast Texas restaurant

A video shot on Thursday shows a group of people at Mikeska's Bar-B-Q in El Campo, Texas, scrambling to see an apparent tornado across the highway. 

A man working on a forklift in Wharton County at the time said he got an up-close look at one of the twisters.

"It does make you feel kind of small, though," the man told FOX 26 Houston. "You know, that's kind of a big deal just to be that close to something that powerful."

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Cleanup from twisters that ripped through Houston area begins

FOX 26 Houston's Shelby Rose reports from the southwest side of Houston where it appears a small tornado damaged a home.

Closer to Houston, a spotter reported some damage near Meadows Place on the southwest side of the Houston metro due to a brief tornado, according to the National Weather Service office in Houston. 

To the northeast of the city, the NWS reported a waterspout over Lake Houston moved onto land near Huffman. Minutes later the NWS took another report of a tornado sighting to the northwest of Dayton.

In all, three tornadoes were rated EF-0 and the other two rated an EF-1, according to NWS Housston.

At least three reports of tornadoes were filed in Louisiana as the storms from Texas rolled across the South. Two of the reports were near the town of Hineston and the other was near Pitkin. There were no immediate reports of injuries.

Renewed severe weather threat looms in South on Saturday

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Risk of severe weather continues for South on Friday

While lower than Thursday, there is a risk of severe weather that is lingering across the South on Friday. FOX Weather Meteorologist Jane Minar has the forecast.

A minor severe weather threat lingers for portions of Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida before a more significant threat develops Saturday.

Parts of Louisiana, Mississippi, Arkansas and Alabama are in a Level 3 out of 5 severe weather threat, according to the SPC.

While details about the budding threat are still being sorted out, the SPC warned that strong tornadoes, large hail and damaging winds are all on the table for Saturday. Residents are being asked to closely monitor the forecast.

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