Houston tornado: Harris Co. Judge Lina Hidalgo signs disaster declaration

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo has signed a disaster declaration for the county following Tuesday's EF3 tornado that moved across the Pasadena and Deek Park area.

NWS releases details of Tuesday's tornado; damage from Houston to Baytown
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The National Weather Service released their first detailed update of ongoing preliminary damage surveys for a tornado that left a trail of damage from southeast Houston to Baytown on Tuesday.

Tornadoes aren’t uncommon in the Houston area but strong ones are

Weak twisters in the Houston metro area are not unusual. Strong tornadoes, such as the one that devastated southeastern suburbs Tuesday, happen much less often.

Houston weather: Cold Thursday morning with frost possible, then sunny and cool
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After a frosty morning with lows in the mid 30s, today will be sunny, but still chilly. Overnight tonight, temps could drop to the low and middle 30s, so with a light freeze possible you may want to cover your plants. Rain returns this weekend with some heavy rain possible early Sunday and even next week the pattern looks unsettled.

Thursday morning Houston-area weather forecast
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Thursday looks sunny and cool with high temps in the 50s. Friday we'll climb to around 60 with a few clouds. Pattern flips once again for the weekend and next week as waves of rain & a few storms are forecast to push through. Make sure to have the FOX 26 weather app downloaded to keep up with the latest weather!

Houston tornado: Things storm damage victims should know before hiring a contractor

Catastrophic weather events bring out the best in Houstonians, because we want to help each other. But tornadoes and hurricanes also blow unscrupulous contractors into town looking to benefit from other people's misery.

'I was terrified,' Deer Park resident stuck in car when tornado hit

The tornado snapped so many power poles utility crews haven’t been able to get to all of them. So poles and power lines are still littering a number of roads in Deer Park.

Houston tornado aftermath: Pasadena contractor shares advice on roof repairs
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As residents in Pasadena continue to pick up the pieces from the damage suffered during a tornado, Shayne Kohn with Image Roofing Company shares some helpful tips with FOX 26 on roof repairs.

Wednesday evening weather forecast with Meteorologist Remeisha Shade
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EF-3 Tornado has been confirmed by the National Weather Service from yesterday afternoon's storms. The EF-3 tornado was located in the Pasadena/Deer Park area and was on the ground for a whopping 18 miles! At its widest point, it was over a half mile wide! It had peak wind gusts of 140 mph on the Enhanced Fujita Scale! Fortunately, things are calm and quiet tonight with less wind and mostly clear skies. It will be chilly though with most areas dipping into the 30s. Thursday looks sunny and cool with high temps in the 50s. Friday we'll climb to around 60 with a few clouds. Pattern flips once again for the weekend and next week as waves of rain & a few storms are forecast to push through. Make sure to have the FOX 26 weather app downloaded to keep up with the latest weather!

Deer Park residents hold steady after tornado rips through city
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Residents in Deer Park now trying to pick up the pieces after dozens of homes and businesses were devastated by the tornado yesterday. FOX 26?s Natalie Hee shares what impacted residents had to say.

National Weather Service surveys tornado damage in Deer Park
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FOX 26?s Damali Keith shares details as the National Weather Service crews make their way around Deer Park to assess the damage

Houston tornado aftermath: Pasadena residents cleaning up wreckage
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Several residents in Pasadena are left without a home after Tuesday?s tornado and others are trying to clean up the damage. FOX 26 anchor Caroline Collins caught up with residents to see how they?re holding up.

Houston tornado: City of Deer Park shares video of tornado moving through with flying debris

The City of Deer Park released some surveillance video, just one day after a EF3 rated tornado by the National Weather Service, left behind sheer devastation for the city.