Dozens of families near Houston are starting to pick up the pieces of their damaged homes after two tornadoes tore through the area just three days before Thanksgiving.

The tornadoes, one EF1 and one EF2 on the Enhanced Fujita Scale , tracked across the northwest suburbs of Houston Monday afternoon, damaging 100 homes, local officials said. The National Weather Service confirmed the ratings conducting a damage assessment.

The first EF1 tornado traveled 2.61 miles at 1:23 p.m. CST, 7 miles northwest of Jersey Village, Texas. The next twister, an EF2, was on the ground for 3.83 mils 7 miles southeast of Tomball.

Areas damaged included the Memorial Northwest neighborhood, where drone footage showed trees down and roofs partially removed from homes, and the Riata West Subdivision. Damage

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