I drove into the main damage zone in #Houston today, and was frankly astonished by the level of widespread damage.
It's roughly the equivalent of a category 1 or 2 hurricane sweeping through. Whole swathes of city with no power, traffic lights completely out, trees and branches down everywhere.
#Texas#AnimalRescue > As a result of severe storms that ravaged parts of #Houston, Houston SPCA had taken in almost 100 displaced or injured wild #animals.
SPCA officials expected the surge of #animal intakes to last for a few days as cleanup efforts continued.
Eyeballing these, lots of tree removal/electrical hazards, ie power lines down/street hazards/lights out -- mixed with the other usual stuff. #Houston#TXwx
City of Houston has activate cooling centers due to the widespread power outages and heat.
AlertHouston: The City of Houston is providing resources for refuge from extreme heat after widespread power outages and damages from Thursday night’s severe storms. The cooling centers will be open Friday, May 17, 2024, between 2 p.m. - 7 p.m.
Massive #thunderstorm swept from central #texas through #houston at 70+ MPH last evening, knocking out power towers. Not telephone polls. Big, metal towers. Trees & telephone polls widely downed. Massive lightning and #tornado risks.
Numerous broken windows in downtown skyscrapers. Nearly a million people without power, perhaps for days. Basically everything cancelled. For days?! #galveston also slammed.
Four people have died, and hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses are without power in Texas following severe storms that struck the Houston area on Thursday night....
Centerpoint Energy "A fast moving but severe weather system has caused widespread power outages across the service area. As a result, outage updates via Outage Tracker and Power Alert Service® as well as our ability to provide estimated restoration times may be delayed or unavailable. They are still the best way to receive the most up-to-date information as it becomes available and we appreciate your patience as we work to restore service." #TXwx#Houston#Power
My son & d-i-l’s house in #Houston was hit. They & their animals are OK. Sheared off all their trees—roof & pole barn will need work. No power or cell service, but his truck is a generator & hot spot. He & his neighbors are helping each other bring all the broken branches & trees down. One of their neighbors got the top of a pine thru their house, but no one was hurt. That’s all I know for now. It’s going to be a while before I stop shaking. #tornados
Severe Storms in Houston Leave Four Dead, Hundreds of Thousands Without Power (thenarinder.in)
Four people have died, and hundreds of thousands of homes and businesses are without power in Texas following severe storms that struck the Houston area on Thursday night....