One man was injured when his mobile home flipped over as a tornado passed nearby. Three other people in the home were uninjured.
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The episode as NWS LCH wrote it up.
One man was injured when his mobile home flipped over as a tornado passed nearby. Three other people in the home were uninjured. The home rolled at least 25 yards into the woods behind the home. This mobile home was tied down, but the tie downs either snapped or were pulled out of the ground. Debris from this home was scattered over a mile east on Highway 73. A total of two mobile homes were destroyed and another one was severely damaged. Many trees and power lines were downed along Highway 73.
The Houston radar (KHGX), 89 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 09:06 UTC.
1 tornado. Local standard time, as filed.
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