Tornadoes tear through Texas and Louisiana as thunderstorms sweep across South
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Barns were damaged in a county just west of Houston but no injuries were reported. In Wharton County, just west of Houston, a twister that touched down near a highway damaged barns, though no injuries were reported, according to the county’s emergency officials.
![[Tornadoes moved through Texas on Thursday. More storms were forecast in the area over the weekend]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/12/27/17/471598953_612586154630912_8018524622887806552_n.jpg)
The threats had shifted over Louisiana and Mississippi by midday on Friday. On Thursday night, warnings were issued for the highly populated areas of Alexandria, Pineville, and Ball. The Mississippi cities of Picayune and Nicholson were also under tornado warnings through Friday morning.
![[A tornado is seen out a car window. There were also reports of thunderstorms around Louisiana]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2024/12/27/17/471818231_612586171297577_7738383827549465812_n.jpg)
The National Weather Service’s Storm Prediction Center noted that there is still a chance of a brief tornado in that area in the early evening. It said that showers with thunder and lightning may move toward the Southeast and mid-Atlantic by the weekend’s end.
