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A completely uprooted tree on Driftstone Drive, where a tornado struck on Nov. 24, 2025.
A week after two tornadoes struck Spring and Cypress northwest of Houston, Harris County is offering resources to dispose of debris from the storm.
In the impacted areas of Spring and Cypress, residents can put debris on their curbs for pick-up beginning on Monday.
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Pickup does not include “normal household trash,” which follows normal garbage pickup scheduling. Vegetative debris, construction and demolition debris, damaged home appliances like air conditioners and refrigerators, and damaged electronics can all be picked up, according to Harris County’s Precinct 3 Commissioner, Tom. S. Ramsey, though such items must be separated in those categories. Home appliances and electronics require proof of registered storm damage for pickup.
Harris County is offering free tornado drop-off services through this weekend for construction, vegetative, and demolition debris. Cypress residents can drop off debris at Deputy Darren Goforth Park, and Spring residents can drop off at Kissing Tree Park.
The drop-off locations will operate from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. from Monday, Dec. 1, through Friday, Dec. 5. Services will go from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 6-7.
Harris County is also telling residents affected by the tornadoes to turn to Trinity Klein Lutheran Church, Northwest Assistance Ministries, Cypress Assistance Ministries, and the American Red Cross Disaster Assistance for additional resources.
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The two tornadoes touched down in the Houston area on Nov. 24 as a line of thunderstorms moved through the region, according to the National Weather Service.
In an interview, Ramsey said 217 buildings were damaged as a result of the tornadoes, 13 of which were heavily damaged.
“It just speaks to the communities that we serve, that not only do they work with us so well, but with each other,” he said. “Neighbors helping neighbors. Our folks are trying to help with the big stuff, they’re out there literally raking limbs in the yard—because this happened so close to Thanksgiving, they were just trying to get the homes ready to have some bit of a Thanksgiving celebration in some of these homes.”
The weather service announced in a social media post that a tornado with estimated peak wind speeds of 110 mph struck the Riata Ranch area in Cypress at about 1:30 p.m. Monday, followed by a tornado with peak wind speeds of 116 mph in the Klein area about 20 minutes later. Those wind speeds correlate with a high EF-1 rating or low EF-2 rating on the Enhanced Fujita Scale, which rates tornado intensity.
No injuries were reported, according to the weather service, which said the latter, stronger tornado caused the most property damage. Both tornadoes hit largely residential areas in northwest Harris County.
Adam Zuvanich contributed to this report.