More than 100 structures in the Memorial Northwest community of Harris County were damaged, a local elected official said.

At 1:45 p.m. on Tuesday, the National Weather Service issued a tornado watch in effect until 6 p.m. for Chambers, Lee, Macon and Randolph counties.

The response to an EF-2 tornado that damaged or destroyed dozens of buildings in Pilot Grove was hampered by some first responders not being able to communicate with each other using radios at the scene.

We're getting reports of damage across the Houston area after a strong line of storms moved through the area on Monday afternoon.

A confirmed tornado passed through the northwest Harris County region Monday afternoon, leaving a hundred damaged homes in its path, officials say.