HOUSTON – The National Weather Service has released their damage survey following Monday’s severe weather in the Houston area.
Houston tornado: National Weather Service confirms two tornado touchdowns on Monday
According to the report, one tornado touched down in Riata Ranch subdivision, near Cypress, and the other touched down in Klein.
Riata Ranch tornado
According to the report, the tornado in Riata Ranch was rated at an EF1 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale with estimated peak winds of 105 miles per hour.
The tornado touched down around 1:23 p.m. Monday afternoon about seven miles west-northwest of Jersey Village and ended about five minutes later near the same location.
The path length of the tornado was 2.61 miles with a width of 500 yards.
Path map of tornado that touched down in Riata Ranch subdivision (Source: NWS/NOAA)
Klein tornado
According to the report, the tornado in Klein was rated at an EF2 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale with estimated peak winds of 115 miles per hour.
The tornado touched down around 1:41 p.m. Monday afternoon about seven miles south-southeast of Tomball and ended about seven minutes later about file miles east-southeast of Tomball.
Officials said the path of the tornado was 3.83 miles.
The path width is pending further analysis, officials said.
Path map of tornado that touched down in Klein (Source: NWS/NOAA)
What is the Enhanced Fujita Scale?
The Enhanced Fujita Scale classifies tornadoes into the following categories:
EF0 – 65 to 85 mph
EF1 – 86 to 110 mph
EF2 – 111 to 135 mph
EF3 – 136 to 165 mph
EF4 – 166 to 200 mph
EF5 – Over 200 mph
The Source: National Weather Service damage survey report.