HARRISON COUNTY, Texas — The National Weather Service confirmed an EF-1 tornado struck north of Marshall in Harrison County Wednesday.
There were eight other confirmed tornadoes in the same storm that struck Louisiana.
According to the NWS, the tornado touched down on 3 NE Nesbitt in Harrison County at about 2:36 p.m. and ended on 8 SSE Jefferson at 2:45 p.m.
NWS says the tornado had peak wind speeds of about 107 mph and traveled at a maximum path of 300 yards wide.
NWS says the tornado formed within a squall line of thunderstorms that produced a good deal of sporadic straight line wind damage, mainly to trees across central Harrison County.
Starting a few miles west of Hwy 59, around 5 miles north of Marshall, the tree damage was more concentrated and exhibited characteristics indicative of a tornadic circulation. The surveyed tornado track was strongest for a few miles starting west of highway 59 and extending east along the north side of suburban acres road.
In this area, there were numerous hardwood trees or large limbs falling on the structures. A majority of the tree damage along the entire track could generally be classified as uprooted trees and large broken limbs.
There was also a power outage that affected more than 50,000 customers in East Texas at its peak.
