{"id":592043,"date":"2026-02-15T15:56:16","date_gmt":"2026-02-15T15:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/592043\/"},"modified":"2026-02-15T15:56:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-15T15:56:16","slug":"tornado-warning-issued-for-parts-of-houston-area-as-saturday-night-storms-move-through-houston-public-media","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/592043\/","title":{"rendered":"Tornado warning issued for parts of Houston area as Saturday night storms move through \u2013 Houston Public Media"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/?attachment_id=543444\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-543444\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/WeatherRadar021426.jpg\" alt=\"Weather Radar February 14 2026\" width=\"922\" height=\"715\"   data-eio=\"p\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>National Weather Service<\/p>\n<p>Pictured is weather radar from the National Weather Service on Feb. 14, 2026.<\/p>\n<p>A tornado warning was issued Saturday night for areas southeast of Houston. Much of the Southeast Texas region was under a tornado watch until 9 p.m. as storms moved through the area.<\/p>\n<p>A tornado watch means tornadoes are possible, while a tornado warning means a tornado has been sighted or indicated by radar. Tornado warnings were issued for League City, Friendswood, Dickinson, Texas City and areas near Galveston Saturday night, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nwshouston\" rel=\"nofollow\">National Weather Service<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>More than 30,000 residents and businesses in the region were without electricity at about 8 p.m., according to <a href=\"https:\/\/tracker.centerpointenergy.com\/map\/texas?location=eyJ2aWV3Ijp7ImxhdGl0dWRlIjoyOS41OTYsImxvbmdpdHVkZSI6LTk1LjUzNCwiem9vbSI6OCwiZXZlbnRJZCI6bnVsbH19#map\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">CenterPoint Energy<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Sign up for the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/hellohouston\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Hello, Houston!<\/a> daily newsletter to get local reports like this delivered directly to your inbox.<\/p>\n<p>Across the Houston area, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weather.gov\/hgx\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">weather service<\/a> warned of wind gusts up to 60 mph, along with heavy rain, lightning and small hail. <\/p>\n<p>The tornado watch issued by the weather service applied to Harris County, which includes Houston, and several other counties in the region, including Fort Bend, Galveston and Montgomery counties. Severe thunderstorm warnings also were issued Saturday night for the city and several other parts of the area.<\/p>\n<p>Two tornadoes <a href=\"https:\/\/www.houstonpublicmedia.org\/articles\/news\/weather\/2025\/11\/24\/536960\/tornado-warning-houston-weather-nws\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">touched down in northwest Harris County<\/a> in late November. Earlier this month, there were <a href=\"https:\/\/partnerservices.nws.noaa.gov\/products\/cache\/36-2026\/PNSHGX\/c481891f6ee8b55d525d9ef86ad25bf0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">two tornadoes in Liberty County<\/a>, northeast of Houston.  <\/p>\n<p>The weather in Houston is expected to clear up by Sunday, when the forecast calls for partly sunny skies and a high temperature of 70 degrees.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"National Weather Service Pictured is weather radar from the National Weather Service on Feb. 14, 2026. 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