Abbott asks for federal disaster aid after tornadoes ripped through parts of Texas, south Houston
The decision to make the request was made after the state reviewed disaster reports it received in days following the storm.Houston-area tornado was an EF3, reached speeds of 140 mph, National Weather Service says
A report included in Abbott's request said there were five damaging tornadoes in southeast Texas that occurred on Jan. 24. The largest one, an EF-3 with peak wind of 140 mph, touched down in Houston and caused caused an 18-mile path of destruction in parts of Pasadena, Deer Park and Baytown. On the same day, an EF-2 tornado touched down in Liberty County, near Nome, and ripped a roof from a home, according to the report. Another EF-2 touched down in Orange County, damaging or destroying homes near Orangefield before crossing into Louisiana.The state reported that 673 homes were damaged by the tornadoes, and that of those, 71 were destroyed.
The report notes that many of the destroyed homes were in medium-income neighborhoods,"where survivors struggled to rebuild, make mortgage payments or pay rent in a market lacking affordable rental resources." If the White House grants the request, residents of the four counties would be eligible for counseling, unemployment, legal and other forms of assistance, as well as small business loans, Abbott said.
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