HOUSTON COUNTY, TX (KLTV) -
The National Weather Service reported at least three possible tornado touch downs in Houston and Trinity Counties this morning.
Just
after 9 a.m. Christmas morning, a possible tornado touch down near
Houston County Lake was reported to the National Weather Service.
Around
9:22 a.m., the National Weather Service received a public report of
tornado damage on Highway 287 about 13 miles southeast of Crockett,
which destroyed a feed store. Crockett Police have also reported damage
to the Lovelady State Bank, as well as a home that lost it's roof and
trees and power lines down in the area. They are not reporting any
injuries at this time.
There was also a report to the NWS by
a trained spotter of a tornado passing through a pasture about 15
miles southeast of Crockett in Trinity County.
Around 10 a.m. there were reports of one inch hail 11 miles northwest of Lufkin.
A tornado watch remains in effect for Deep East Texas through 4 p.m. Christmas Day.
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