Overview
- Authorities report no serious injuries or deaths as first responders completed door-to-door checks and debris searches in the hardest-hit areas.
- The National Weather Service confirmed the touchdown and will determine the tornado’s intensity during a damage survey, with a second possible tornado in Waller County under review.
- Damage spanned Cypress, Willowbrook, Memorial Northwest, Jersey Village, Klein, Spring and the Riata Ranch subdivision, including torn roofs, smashed windows and snapped trees.
- Public infrastructure was hit, including a maintenance building on the Harris County Emergency Services campus that lost its roof and back wall, and officials warned of natural gas odors and downed lines.
- Power outages peaked near 28,000 customers and dropped sharply by Tuesday morning, and officials directed residents to recovery resources including 311 for debris pickup, 2-1-1, the Red Cross and the state ISTAT damage survey tool.