{"id":21385,"date":"2025-10-26T01:44:20","date_gmt":"2025-10-26T01:44:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/21385\/"},"modified":"2025-10-26T01:44:20","modified_gmt":"2025-10-26T01:44:20","slug":"ef-0-tornado-confirmed-in-grimes-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/21385\/","title":{"rendered":"EF-0 tornado confirmed in Grimes County"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Tornado Tornado confirmed in Grimes County, Texas<\/a> <\/p>\n

The National Weather Service confirmed a tornado touched down early Saturday morning near Anderson, Texas. A viewer sent video of the tornado’s aftermath on their home.<\/p>\n

ANDERSON, Texas – The National Weather Service (NWS)<\/a> has confirmed that a tornado touched down in Grimes County overnight.<\/p>\n

Houston severe weather: Grimes County Tornado \"\" <\/p>\n

What we know:<\/p>\n

The NWS reported<\/a> that an EF-0 touched down near Anderson, Texas, at about 2:30 a.m. Saturday, during the first round of severe storms<\/a> for southeast Texas.<\/p>\n

EF-0 is the lowest on the scale<\/a> with wind gusts between 65\u201385 mph.<\/p>\n

The tornado started from County Road (CR) 406 and reportedly went along Holland Creek Drive toward FM 2819, CR 222, FM 2562, FM 1486, and CR 232B.<\/p>\n

Regarding damage, the NWS says the tornado broke all windows of one home and sucked out a French door at the back of that home.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Another home reportedly suffered roof damage, with metal roofing found twisted around a nearby tree.<\/p>\n

A viewer near the area sent video of the damage to FOX 26 earlier today suspecting that a tornado damaged their home.<\/p>\n

\"Grimes <\/p>\n

What we don’t know:<\/p>\n

The NWS did not specify exactly how fast the tornado was going.<\/p>\n

No other tornadoes have been confirmed at this time.<\/p>\n

Second round of storms tonight <\/p>\n

What’s next:<\/p>\n

A second round of storms is expected for southeast Texas overnight.<\/p>\n

The FOX 26 weather team says the next round is expected to pick up at about 8 p.m. tonight. The strongest period for the storms is expected between 10 p.m. and midnight.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Watch live radar in the livestream player below.<\/p>\n

The Source: National Weather Service and Your Gulf Coast Weather Authority.<\/p>\n

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