TRINITY COUNTY, Texas – A severe weather system moving through SE Texas on Sunday evening spawned an EF-1 tornado that destroyed one home and damaged others.
A home along Rock Creek Road in Trinity was destroyed by the storm. At the home, at least one vehicle was overturned among the debris from downed trees.
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This is just a part of the damage that has been reported. Authorities say at least two people have been taken to the hospital after a strong storm moved through Trinity County.
#BreakingNews: At least one home in Trinity is destroyed after severe storms moved through the area Sunday night. Vehicles are overturned. Other nearby homes damaged. @KPRC2 @NWSHouston pic.twitter.com/hjuf4SSt3M
— Gage Goulding - KPRC 2 (@GageGoulding) April 29, 2024
The county is located on the northern side of Lake Livingston.
Trinity County Sheriff Woody Wallace posted a video on Facebook and said law enforcement were combing through the Rock Creek Subdivision off FM 356 looking for any more damage. He said he believes the storm produced a tornado in the area.
“We had a tornado hit the ground, wipe out a house, we got two people en-route to the hospital,” Wallace said in the video.
In the video, you can see some damage to what Wallace said use to be a house as well as vehicles that had been damaged.
“Its completely gone, cars turned completely upside down, its kind of unheard of in our area, but thankfully everybody got out alive,” Wallace said.
The National Weather Service found EF-1 tornado damage in the Rock Creek Subdivision off FM 356 west of Sebastopol.
The estimated time it hit was 8:05 p.m.
Wallace asks everyone to stay at home while these storms continue to impact the area.
Keith McMasters who lives in the area also shared photos of damage to his property with KPRC 2. He says his car and home were badly damaged by the storm.
In one of the photos, you can see a tree fell directly onto McMasters car.