Weather
Hurricane Harvey: Another Tornado In Fort Bend County
BREAKING: Officials have warned about the potential of tornadoes brought by Harvey.
NEEDVILLE, TX — As rainfall brought by Hurricane Harvey, now Tropical Storm Harvey, continued to pound the state of Texas, another tornado was recorded in Fort Bend County. Already, two tornadoes had touched down in the county Sunday night.
Details about damage and injury caused by Sunday's tornado were not immediately available.
The tornado was spotted by a Fort Bend County Sheriff's Deputy and was in the area of FM 442 and FM 360.
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The extreme rain brought by Harvey is causing life-threatening and catastrophic flooding in Fort Bend, Harris, Brazoria and Galveston counties. Weather officials say it is an event so unprecedented that they cannot predict the impact of it is unknown. Rainfall brought by the storm could exceed any previous record for the state of Texas.
A tornado watch is in effect for Fort Bend county until 2 a.m.
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