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Tornadoes Tear Through Houston Suburbs

HOUSTON-Four buildings in Sugar Land Business Park, two multifamily properties and a church were damaged and 16 people injured as yesterday's tornadoes cut through the southwest and southeast submarkets.

By Jennifer Brenner Andrade | Updated on November 17, 2003

HOUSTON-At least a half dozen tornadoes yesterday touched down in the city, with the bulk of the commercial damage and 16 injuries confined to the southwest and south submarkets.

Other parts of the city sustained damage from high winds and heavy rain in annual downpours known to turn the city’s major transportation arteries into major waterways. In some areas, water levels reached 12 feet.

A Houston fire department spokesman, Jay Evans, tells GlobeSt.com that the roof and exterior siding were ripped off 16 apartments in the 198-unit Southwest Village at 11726 W. Bellfort St. in the far southwest submarket. “The complex suffered severe structural damage,” he says. About 50 families were displaced. According to the Harris County Appraisal District, the 25-year-old complex is owned by Texas Development Investor of Los Angeles.

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