Two Weak Twisters Cause Damage in East Texas

LOVELADY (AP) � Surveys by National Weather Service teams have determined that damaging windstorms that swept parts of East Texas on Sunday were weak tornadoes. One of the tornadoes, which a survey team classified as of EF-1 strength, destroyed three mobile homes in the town of Lovelady. The Enhanced Fujita Scale describes an EF-1 as one of 73-113 mph capable of severely damaging outbuildings, tearing the roof from a weak wood-frame house and causing minor damage to a strongly built wood-frame house. Houston County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy G. P. Shearer says one woman was injured in the Sunday afternoon storm when three trees fell on her mobile home. An EF-0 tornado also spun across a highway 2 miles north of Pittsburg, causing billboard and roof damage.