CYPRESS, Texas – Residents of the Riata Ranch subdivision in Cypress are assessing widespread damage after a possible tornado struck the area Monday, leaving some families displaced just days before Thanksgiving.
The Cy-Fair Fire Department confirmed a large funnel cloud was spotted near the intersection of Highway 290 and FM 1960 before the storm caused significant damage to homes in the area. Despite the destruction, no injuries have been reported.
Throughout the subdivision, the storm’s impact is evident: trees split in half, vehicles pushed by powerful winds, and homes with structural damage. One affected property, now wrapped in caution tape, suffered extensive damage, including a collapsed garage and falling brick facade. Contractors were quickly on scene, beginning emergency repairs.
A family whose home sustained major damage reported their teenage son was home alone when the storm hit. After receiving a weather alert, he and the family dog took shelter in a closet as the house shook from the storm’s force. Other family members were caught driving during the severe weather.
The Beck family came home to find their home wrapped in yellow caution tape. They couldn’t stay at home Monday night and won’t be able to have Thanksgiving there, but their 13-year-old son, Tyce, and his dog Luna are safe.
“I basically just jumped out of bed. I ran downstairs. I swooped Luna up from the couch,” Tyce told KPRC 2’s Corley Peel.
His parents and little sister were driving home from College Station as fast as they could.
“We were driving through the rain, and we almost decided to pull over, but we wanted to get home to make sure he was okay,” said Tyce’s father, Kenny Beck.
Tyce says there were about 30 seconds of chaos as the full brunt of the storm hit.
“Midway through, the house just started shaking, and I heard a bunch of things falling, and the wind was insane,” Tyce said.
The damage was evident when it was over. According to Kenny Beck, there was damage to walls, a room on the back side of the home that is “completely gone”, panels on the chimney ripped off, as well as some water inside the house, but the fact that his son is safe is a huge relief.
“As a parent, you’re here to protect your kids, and we were gone and couldn’t be here in time to be here with him. He’s a smart kid, he took care of himself, he knew what to do, and that’s the most important thing right now,” Beck said.
The family hopes to return home by Christmas, though the full extent of repairs needed remains unclear.
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