NOAA Storm Events Database – 2023 Pasadena–Deer Park tornado

by The United States National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

Event Details:

Event	Tornado
-- Scale	EF3
-- Length	23.66 Miles
-- Width	1000 Yards
State	TEXAS
County/Area	HARRIS
WFO	HGX
Report Source	NWS Storm Survey
NCEI Data Source	CSV
Begin Date	2023-01-24 14:15 CST-6
Begin Location	2SSE EAST HAVEN
Begin Lat/Lon	29.6/-95.25
End Date	2023-01-24 14:50 CST-6
End Location	2N BAYTOWN HUMPHREY ARP
End Lat/Lon	29.81/-94.95
Deaths Direct/Indirect	0/0 (fatality details below, when available...)
Injuries Direct/Indirect	0/0
Property Damage	6.60M
Crop Damage
Episode Narrative	Several tornadoes occurred across the area in the afternoon.
Event Narrative	This EF3 tornado touched down near El Franco Lee Park east of Brookside Village. A near-continuous path of damage extended east northeast, then northeast from there, across portions of Southeast Houston, Pasadena, Deer Park and Baytown. Most of the damage was rated EF0 and EF1 with damage to trees, fences and minor roof damage, but there were some spots with more severe damage, rated EF2. These included the Beamer apartments in Southeast Houston, a few homes in Pasadena, a church in Deer Park near Center Street and East P Street, and a single family home with roof and some walls removed near the intersection of East X Street and Luella. From an aerial survey, there were three high tension electrical towers flattened northeast of Deer Park near the Houston Ship Channel with EF3 damage. From there, the damage path entered Baytown, north of the Ship Channel. In Baytown there was a mobile home and a single family home destroyed along Weaver Street near Bayway. Damage became more spotty and less intense northeast from there with spotty damage as far north as TX 330 Spur. Aerial surveys indicated some minor roof damage to the Exxon building south of West Baker Street. Damage continued up to Interstate 10 where down power lines were observed. No damage was indicated north of Interstate 10.