An EF-1 tornado struck a Houston suburb early Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service.
The full damage survey was still ongoing Wednesday afternoon, but damage in the town was consistent with an EF-1 tornado packing 90 mph maximum winds, according to the service.
Other information, including the tornado's complete path, will be finalized when survey teams finish assessing damage.
There were no injuries from the storm in Katy, which damaged a strip mall and neighboring car maintenance business.
“We were very fortunate that this didn’t happen just a few hundred yards down,” NWS meteorologist Jeffry Evans said at the scene.
The tornado struck the businesses while they were still closed, which Assistant Fire Chief Mark Donovan said was also a stroke of good luck.
“I think we’re very fortunate that this took place when it did,” said Donovan.
CNN meteorologist Mary Gilbert contributed to this report.