With climates frantically changing more counties are prone to tropical storms. On November 24th in Northwest Harris County a tornado struck down causing damages to properties and leaving people in a frenzy.

At around 1:00pm, Those in the Harris County region faced fierce storms and tropical weathers that resulted in the EF-1 Tornado around 110 mph that affected those in the Riata Ranch area resulted in no deaths but several property damages to those in the targeted area which lasted until almost 1:30pm. Then an EF-2 tornado around 116 mph headed towards the Klein area touching down at 1:40pm. 

AP news cites that multiple people’s homes during this event destroyed their homes. Property damages like ceiling and roof damages. Landscaping damage as well, trees being de rooted which also contributed to the loads of damage.

Changing weather conditions makes a lot of storms and weather events unpredictable. Especially for Texas, weather changes here aren’t often and usually are the same conditions throughout the year. The difference this year is the severe cold fronts moving in through an unstable humid atmosphere, that combined with the reoccurring cold fronts, made the possibility for a tornado forming high and that possibility did occur.

“It didn’t affect me too much,” Ella Rayne said. “It was kind of scary though, and our power went out for a few but that was it.” 

This event to many was described as “unexpected” and also frightening due to that fact. Different sources on the media display and drones show photos and videos of overturned homes, along with fallen trees and scattered debris.

“You never think about situations like this until they happen to you.” Rayne said.