Truck Overturned on Highway as Powerful Tornado Rips Through Pasadena, Texas

A powerful tornado battered parts of Pasadena, Texas, on Tuesday, January 25, flipping a large truck on its side in the middle of a highway.

This footage, filmed by Victoria Wade-Calicut, shows the vehicle resting on its side on the median strip of the Sam Houston Tollway in Pasadena.

The National Weather Service issued a tornado emergency for south east Harris County on Tuesday, saying the “strongest rotation on radar” was approaching Deer Park.

Pasadena police said there were reports of multiple vehicles overturned on the highway, with the City of Pasadena urging locals to avoid the area. Credit: Victoria Wade-Calicut via Storyful

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