2nd tree to fall was one of many dead trees
A man died after a tree fell on him on Christmas Day.
The 25-year-old victim got out of his car to move the tree on Eldridge Parkway near Gregson in northwest Harris County when another tree suddenly snapped, falling on him and killing him instantly.
"That could have been me," said Lindsey Joyce, who travels down the road for work every day.
<:aside>Dale Harvey of Ranch and Home Tree Services said he knows how dangerous trees can be.
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"That tree is a dangerous flying missile because the wind will come and snap it off," Harvey said.
Many of the trees that fell along Eldridge Parkway had been killed by last year's drought.
Arborist Brad Phillips said not removing dead trees from your property could cost a person in more than one way.
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Tornado touches down in Houston County
In Houston County, National Weather Service meteorologists surveyed damage and confirmed that an EF-3 tornado hit near Pennington. Several buildings were damaged or destroyed.
Frances Lowe and her husband took shelter behind a building, but within minutes, the store was wiped out, windows blown out and their pickup truck was destroyed.
"I told my husband goodbye and that I loved him," said Lowe.
