Tornado reported, flooding in Houston area due to severe storms

Monica StanlyJanuary 24, 2023

The tornado watch was put in place by the National Weather Service until 6 p.m. Tuesday.

There were reports of tornadoes in the Houston area on Tuesday as a streak of severe weather passed through the region in the afternoon.

The tornado hit Deer Park and the Pasadena area, officials said. The City of Pasadena said on its Twitter account that the following areas were affected: Beltway 8 in Genoa Red Bluff, Fairmont Parkway on Mickey Gilley Boulevard. and Burke in Crenshaw.

The damage is visible in @ReedTimmerAcculive streaming in Deer Park, Texas (southeast of Houston). pic.twitter.com/NrctKSCuZg

— Steve Paluch (@BrewCityChaser) January 24, 2023

There were also reports of a tornado hitting Pearland. Storm chasers footage shows damage.

Exclusive footage of possible damage from a Tornado landing in Pearlland, Texas.@pcavlin @spann @Jeff_Piotrowski @FeliciaCombsTWC @ReedTimmerAccu @Livestormchaser @weather channel @JeffLindner1 @N.W.Houston @KPRC2Justin @TxStormChasers @Mattlanza @kbtxshel @WeatherNation #TXwx pic.twitter.com/qmrWkosLHx

— Storm Chaser Houston (@PastorJaimeG) January 24, 2023