SPC Stats
Path length: 1 mile
Width: 83 yards
Fatalities: 0
Injuries: 22
Rating: F3
County: Harris
Tornado Path
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SPC coordinates (only one point provided): Start: 29.77 / -95.13
Corrected coordinates based on eyewitness reports in newspapers:
Start: 29.766411/-95.101597
End: 29.789250/-95.135608
Note: Exact tornado path may not be straight and/or continuous.
In today’s summary, we look at another strong tornado spawned by Hurricane Carla. Yesterday, we explored the details of an F3 that hit Kaplan, LA. You can find that summary here. There was a total of 10 tornadoes in Louisiana associated with this storm. In Texas, there were 8 tornadoes.
At 5:50pm on September 11, an estimated F3 quickly hit Channelview outside of Houston causing $200,000 in damage, 22 injuries and 0 fatalities. 18 homes and 6 commercial buildings were destroyed. Per Thomas Grazulis in Significant Tornadoes, the tornado sounded “like a bunch of jets”. Cars were thrown up to 100 yards.
Newspaper Clippings
Sources:
September 1961 Storm Data Publication
Grazulis, Thomas P. (1993). Significant Tornadoes 1680-1991: A Chronology and Analysis of Events. St. Johnsbury, VT: The Tornado Project of Environmental Films. Page 1038.
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