{"id":4124,"date":"2025-06-13T10:32:50","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T14:32:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/us.weatheramerica.com\/?p=4124"},"modified":"2025-06-27T04:14:49","modified_gmt":"2025-06-27T08:14:49","slug":"weather-alert-tornados-strike-wharton-county-texas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/2025\/06\/13\/weather-alert-tornados-strike-wharton-county-texas\/","title":{"rendered":"Weather alert: Tornados strike Wharton County, Texas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4125\" src=\"http:\/\/us.weatheramerica.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/tornado-in-Wharton-Texas_1306.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1500\" height=\"844\" srcset=\"https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/tornado-in-Wharton-Texas_1306.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/tornado-in-Wharton-Texas_1306-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/tornado-in-Wharton-Texas_1306-860x484.jpg 860w, https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/06\/tornado-in-Wharton-Texas_1306-260x146.jpg 260w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1500px) 100vw, 1500px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><strong>Two tornados hit Wharton County early Thursday<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p><strong>WHARTON COUNTY, Texas<\/strong> \u2013 In the <strong>early morning hours of Thursday, June 12, 2025<\/strong>, <strong>two tornados<\/strong> ripped through <strong>Wharton County<\/strong>, leaving behind a trail of <strong>damaged homes<\/strong>, <strong>snapped trees<\/strong>, and <strong>uprooted structures<\/strong> across <strong>rural roads and neighborhoods<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>first tornado<\/strong>, rated <strong>EF-1<\/strong>, touched down around <strong>3:05 a.m.<\/strong> just <strong>northeast of Wharton<\/strong>, behind an apartment complex. It moved eastward, crossing <strong>County Road 166<\/strong>, <strong>CR 133<\/strong>, and <strong>CR 129<\/strong>. Wind speeds were estimated at <strong>100 mph<\/strong> (<strong>161 km\/h<\/strong>), strong enough to <strong>rip roofs<\/strong>, <strong>break large tree limbs<\/strong>, and cause <strong>significant structural damage<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>worst destruction<\/strong> occurred along <strong>Everett Lane<\/strong> and <strong>Holiness Lane<\/strong>, just south of <strong>CR 166<\/strong>, where <strong>at least 10 homes<\/strong> suffered roof damage and <strong>vehicles were also impacted<\/strong>, according to <strong>Wharton County emergency management<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Second tornado near Burr confirmed<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The <strong>second tornado<\/strong>, rated <strong>EF-0<\/strong>, began around <strong>3:20 a.m.<\/strong> near the community of <strong>Burr<\/strong>. It traveled west across <strong>CR 117<\/strong>, producing <strong>minor tree damage<\/strong>. Along <strong>CR 111<\/strong>, an <strong>older shed lost its roof<\/strong>, one of the more visible signs of its passage. Wind speeds here reached up to <strong>75 mph<\/strong> (<strong>121 km\/h<\/strong>).<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>NWS tracking storm paths and widths<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The <strong>National Weather Service<\/strong> (NWS) released preliminary data showing the <strong>paths<\/strong>, <strong>widths<\/strong>, and <strong>duration<\/strong> of both twisters. The EF-1 tornado&#8217;s track cut through residential zones and rural infrastructure, while the EF-0 remained more contained to open areas, sparing populated structures from major harm.<\/p>\n<p>While <strong>no injuries<\/strong> have been officially reported, <strong>residents<\/strong> across <strong>Wharton County<\/strong> are left assessing the aftermath and working with <strong>local authorities<\/strong> to begin the recovery process.<\/p>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><strong>Morning of disruption for southeast Texas<\/strong><\/h3>\n<p>The tornados struck during a broader system of <strong>severe thunderstorms<\/strong> impacting <strong>southeast Texas<\/strong>, waking residents just before dawn and prompting <strong>emergency alerts<\/strong>. Rainfall, gusting winds, and electrical outages were reported as far as <strong>Fort Bend<\/strong> and <strong>Matagorda Counties<\/strong>, although <strong>Wharton County<\/strong> bore the brunt of the tornadic activity.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two tornados hit Wharton County early Thursday WHARTON COUNTY, Texas \u2013 In the early morning hours of Thursday, June 12, 2025, two tornados ripped through Wharton County, leaving behind a trail of damaged homes, snapped trees, and uprooted structures across rural roads and neighborhoods. The first tornado, rated EF-1, touched down around 3:05 a.m. just [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":4125,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Weather alert: Tornados strike Wharton County, Texas - United States - Weather America<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/weatheramerica.com\/us\/2025\/06\/13\/weather-alert-tornados-strike-wharton-county-texas\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Weather alert: Tornados strike Wharton County, Texas - United States - Weather America\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Two tornados hit Wharton County early Thursday WHARTON COUNTY, Texas \u2013 In the early morning hours of Thursday, June 12, 2025, two tornados ripped through Wharton County, leaving behind a trail of damaged homes, snapped trees, and uprooted structures across rural roads and neighborhoods. 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