The tornado began in Scottsville, traveled about a mile and had estimated peak winds of about 90 mph beginning around 8:46 a.m. (Contributed Photo)

From staff reports

The National Weather Service in Shreveport has confirmed that an EF-1 tornado touched down Tuesday in Harrison County while another EF-1 caused injuries in Franklin and Camp counties.

The Harrison County tornado began in Scottsville, traveled about a mile and had estimated peak winds of about 90 mph beginning around 8:46 a.m. Tuesday No injuries or fatalities were reported.

“This weak EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 90 mph began at Harkins Lane and traveled eastward for approximately 1 mile just north of FM 1998,” meteorologists said. “Nearly all the damage was to softwood trees in the form of uproots and snaps. The highest concentration of tree damage was in the neighboring Scottsville and Rock Springs Cemeteries near the start of the path. It is possible the tornado was on the ground a bit longer than one mile, but the lack of ground access hindered the ability of the severe team to confirm this. Fortunately there were no injuries in association with this brief tornado and the maximum width was only 100 yards.”

The tornado in Franklin and Camp counties started north of Winnsboro at 7:15 a.m. and traveled 18.79 miles east. It had a peak wind speed of 104 mph and a maximum width of 858 yards. It ended at 7:35 a.m.

Three people were injured when RVs overturned at the Barefoot Bay RV Park near Lake Bob Sandlin, KETK reported.

More than 58,000 East Texans were without power as a result of Tuesday’s storms, including over 10,000 in Smith County. As of 1:50 p.m. Thursday, 80 customers in Smith County were still waiting for their power to be restored. A restoration time wasn’t known Thursday afternoon.

Oncor said in a statement its employees made substantial progress thanks to crews working 16-hour, around-the-clock shifts.

“Oncor employees have nearly completed power restoration following Tuesday’s severe storm system and high winds,” Oncor said on Thursday. “Lineworkers and support teams are fully engaged in restoring power as quickly and safely as possible to all homes and businesses that can safely accept it.”

Restoration for most of Oncor’s service area was substantially completed Wednesday night. Exceptions include: areas of Fort Worth, which were expected to be substantially restored Thursday morning; areas of Dallas County and the immediate surrounding cities, which are expected to be substantially restored Thursday night; and eastern regions of Tyler and Lufkin, which are expected to be substantially restored Thursday night. These locations include pockets of outages resulting from the most significant damage.

Customers without power are encouraged to check their home or business electric equipment, such as the meter base or weatherhead, to make sure it has not been damaged or pulled off as the result of yesterday’s severe storm or winds. If this equipment is damaged, customers will need to contact a licensed electrician to make the necessary repairs.

“Oncor will not be able to safely reconnect or restore power until these repairs are completed and is unable to repair electric equipment it does not own. A city inspection may also be required before service can be restored,” the company said.

Nearly all of the remaining outages are the result of isolated equipment damage from the severe straight-line storm winds from Tuesday morning and the continued high winds that followed later in the day and throughout the night, with customer impacts localized to individual homes or businesses or small clusters in neighborhoods, Oncor said on Thursday. These outages are more complex in nature and affect a smaller number of homes or businesses, instead of entire neighborhoods, making the overall restoration process longer.

To report an outage, text OUT to 66267, call 888-313-4747, use the MyOncor app, or select “Report an Outage” located above the map. Customers can receive updates by registering for MyOncor text alerts by texting REG to 66267, downloading the MyOncor App, following Oncor on Facebook and X (formerly Twitter), or by calling 888-313-4747.

If you see a downed power line, keep yourself and others away, and call 911 immediately.

To report property damages caused by the storm, visit: https://damage.tdem.texas.gov/