The National Weather Service in Shreveport sent a damage survey crew to Angelina County today (5/21) to confirm eyewitness reports of a tornado. Thursday afternoon residents near Hudson reported scattered damage from a possible tornado. Some residents in the area posted pictures of a funnel-shaped cloud onto social media. Oncor reported that a few hundred customers were also without power for a few hours due to the damage from the storm.
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The Angelina County Emergency Management Office contacted the National Weather Service on several occasions to relay the information they were receiving from persons near Hudson, however, at first, officials with the NWS said the storm system was too weak to produce a tornado. However, after more photographic evidence and eyewitness reports, a survey crew was sent today to assess the situation.