Four tornadoes are a part of the SPC Database on February 11, 1950. The strongest was given a rating of F3. It moved at least 12 miles near La Porte in Harris County, TX. The Climatological Data National Summary (CDNS) has limited information on this event. There is no damage summary. Information comes from Thomas Grazulis in Significant Tornadoes and newspaper reports.
The tornado moved to the NNE across the west side of La Porte. 25 homes were hit. Several had significant damage, and most were unroofed. A total of 200 buildings had some degree of damage.
There is a discrepancy in the injury count. SPC lists 12 injuries, the CDNS has 6 injuries, and Grazulis has 20 injuries. There was one fatality.
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