The same thing happened in Dallas a few years ago. People thought it was a tornado but turns out it was very strong down burst winds. Thousands were without power, trees fell everywhere, and a crane in the downtown area fell onto an apartment building. One person was killed because of that crane collapse.
I agree,l strong down burst of Wind, Atlanta had same thing few years ago downtown, if it had been a actual tornado in Houston then someone would have caught it on video, someone off in the background distance to see a long funnel on the ground and it would have been more damage then what was shown downtown., That wasn’t a tornado. A twister 🌪 through downtown it would definitely been on the on the camera on the towers because they have them and the news ch radar’s would have saw it
I live in Eastern Oklahoma and the best money I ever spent was when we installed a Generac. Last time we lost power last Spring we were out of power for 13 days. I was the only one in my neighborhood that had power. And I was surprised at how little it added to my gas bill...
I work from home 1/2 day on today and then drove to work afternoon. I remember thinking it was so humid and dry. It was a calmness like no wind until around right before the storm. So scary
Wow I live West of Fort Worth and said the same thing when I went outside yesterday morning! Hmm always listen to your instincts! Prayers for the Houston area.
My husband works downtown Houston on Thursdays. He stayed home because I was having problems (I have MS and fibromyalgia). I was so glad because that storm hit where he catches the bus, and he probably wouldn't have made it home tonight. We live in Friendswood so we didn't get as much of that storm as others did, just the strong rain, really bad lightning, and thunder.
I’m from Omaha Nebraska but live in Lincoln. Was waiting to pickup my daughter from school during a tornado warning April 26. The funnel cloud was right above the capital in downtown Lincoln and you could see the clouds going in opposite directions. It touched down about 15 miles to the east. My brother has a home here and in Houston .
Glad to know the owner of the tire shop is okay. I used to do business in that area especially next door at the auto glass store before I moved away a year ago.
I'm really still not sure that this wasn't tornadic in some parts of town. The debris signature on things has that "swirl" pattern that straight lines don't do. we live in Friendswood, which is between Houston and Galveston. My husband works from home every day except Thursday and thankfully he wasn't in his office downtown today. We just had a lot of strong lightning, big thunder, and some wind, but nothing like the NW, center, and east parts of the city got. And this was at 6pm. If you look at how dark it was outside, that might give you a hint. We don't have sundown until 8 pm. And the sky here where we are got really "green" which is very much bad thunderstorm, hail, and tornado color. My husband was a chaser in the late 1970s in Oklahoma for University of Oklahoma and he was worried we were going to get that storm here.
That looked like a massive wedge tornado with the entire storm being the funnel. The way that moved through was like a massive eye wall, it's just freaky. Praying for Houston and all the other places that are storm damaged.
I used to live in Houston when Alicia came through. When I saw this report of downtown damage, I thought of Hurricane Alicia. Blessings to all affected.
I drove by sugarland yesterday right before the storm hit. They seem to not be hit as hard as north Houston and downtown. I hope your family is well 🙏🏼
@KHOU I heard there was possibly tornadoes with this storm. Do you have any confirmation of this? Thanks! I am wishing and praying for your recovery! ❤
Great coverage guys. Sure felt like a hurricane. Reminded me of 1983's Alicia that came right over us and busted high-rise windows. Glass everywhere. I'm puzzled over the transmission towers.
My brother was working in the Wells Fargo tower as a security guard during Alicia. The windows look so much like what he described. Seems that some of the buildings were trying a new roofing design that had gravel on the roofs. Well, the wind carried that right into all the windows. Today's storm didn't have that excuse, It was scary.
Went through in event like this in goodland ks years ago, like about 2016. Very scary and crazy if you don't know what's going on. They shut down 70. The resin why it wasn't as bad is because the area is a rule ag area. Seeing what happened to houstan Reminds me of footage from the tornado that struck amirro in like the 70s. Very crazy. Down burst are dangerous to everyone, not just airplane piolets.
I think the question that's been on people's minds for 200 years is: can tornados go through big cities? When it comes to nature, small towns villages farms churches trailer parks have all been obliterated by tornados. So can twisters go through a big city? It just goes to show you what chaos Mother nature can cause!!!
These buildings are being sway. It's just like the Hurricane Ike. I ever see an image of JP Morgan Chase Tower has been sway because of extreme winds. Wells Fargo Plaza is also being sway. Some windows are broken. And the weather was deadly.
You hear those people scream because the power went out a second? What's going to happen when we have EVERYTHING dependent on electricity like they want us to be on???!!!! 🤯🤯
The same thing happened in Dallas a few years ago. People thought it was a tornado but turns out it was very strong down burst winds. Thousands were without power, trees fell everywhere, and a crane in the downtown area fell onto an apartment building. One person was killed because of that crane collapse.
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I agree,l strong down burst of Wind, Atlanta had same thing few years ago downtown, if it had been a actual tornado in Houston then someone would have caught it on video, someone off in the background distance to see a long funnel on the ground and it would have been more damage then what was shown downtown., That wasn’t a tornado. A twister 🌪 through downtown it would definitely been on the on the camera on the towers because they have them and the news ch radar’s would have saw it
I live in Eastern Oklahoma and the best money I ever spent was when we installed a Generac. Last time we lost power last Spring we were out of power for 13 days. I was the only one in my neighborhood that had power. And I was surprised at how little it added to my gas bill...
I am glad that most people are okay.
Oh my Houston. Y’all have a problem. Texas girl at heart here. Praying for yall. Hope y’all stay safe
I live in Houston and I would NEVER want to live in a high rise. With no power, trying to get out of the building is heart wrenching
I had an eerie feeling about the weather today, it was ungodly humid (even for Houston!). Perfect conditions for a tornado-like event.
Shiii something said don't go to work... And I said when I woke up it's a strange feeling
I work from home 1/2 day on today and then drove to work afternoon. I remember thinking it was so humid and dry. It was a calmness like no wind until around right before the storm. So scary
Wow I live West of Fort Worth and said the same thing when I went outside yesterday morning! Hmm always listen to your instincts! Prayers for the Houston area.
My husband works downtown Houston on Thursdays. He stayed home because I was having problems (I have MS and fibromyalgia). I was so glad because that storm hit where he catches the bus, and he probably wouldn't have made it home tonight. We live in Friendswood so we didn't get as much of that storm as others did, just the strong rain, really bad lightning, and thunder.
This storm was definitely unnatural
To my fellow houstonians. We're going to have terrible Hurricane season. Please start preparing your emergency kits now.
This was my first time being in a tornado warning and I never seen it get this bad
Tornado warnings are super scary, I hope you’re ok! Those winds were insane
I grew up in Houston 60s & 70s, we had bad storms but never this! 👀 just terrible. 🙏🏼 prayers for the families of the lost 🙏🏼
I’m from Omaha Nebraska but live in Lincoln. Was waiting to pickup my daughter from school during a tornado warning April 26. The funnel cloud was right above the capital in downtown Lincoln and you could see the clouds going in opposite directions. It touched down about 15 miles to the east. My brother has a home here and in Houston .
Glad to know the owner of the tire shop is okay. I used to do business in that area especially next door at the auto glass store before I moved away a year ago.
I'm really still not sure that this wasn't tornadic in some parts of town. The debris signature on things has that "swirl" pattern that straight lines don't do. we live in Friendswood, which is between Houston and Galveston. My husband works from home every day except Thursday and thankfully he wasn't in his office downtown today. We just had a lot of strong lightning, big thunder, and some wind, but nothing like the NW, center, and east parts of the city got.
And this was at 6pm. If you look at how dark it was outside, that might give you a hint. We don't have sundown until 8 pm. And the sky here where we are got really "green" which is very much bad thunderstorm, hail, and tornado color. My husband was a chaser in the late 1970s in Oklahoma for University of Oklahoma and he was worried we were going to get that storm here.
That looked like a massive wedge tornado with the entire storm being the funnel. The way that moved through was like a massive eye wall, it's just freaky. Praying for Houston and all the other places that are storm damaged.
Yep that Storm was Wicked
We still don't have power, we got stuff to do tomorrow 😔
Praying for everyone’s safety.
Me and my family are out of power here in the Jersey Village area right now
I used to live in Houston when Alicia came through. When I saw this report of downtown damage, I thought of Hurricane Alicia. Blessings to all affected.
Esto paso en Houston familia estuvo horrible pero gracias a Dios nosotros asta ahorita Estamos bien y tenemos luz también
Is Sugarland safe? Praying for everyone to be safe, esp. my family in Sugarland
I drove by sugarland yesterday right before the storm hit. They seem to not be hit as hard as north Houston and downtown.
I hope your family is well 🙏🏼
Me too! I was wondering the same. ❤ prayers to u and all.
That’s one freak storm.
An EF3 went through downtown Ft. Worth about 20 years ago..this reminds me of that somewhat..
Me also
I'm not sure that this wasn't tornadic. There is too much tore up, and in some patterns that show it could have been rotational damage.
@KHOU I heard there was possibly tornadoes with this storm. Do you have any confirmation of this? Thanks! I am wishing and praying for your recovery! ❤
Insane 😮
Unbelievable- those poor people
Bruh… I leap through this?
Godspeed to all of my city citizens and prayers for the families of those we lost, may God bring them strength and comfort
Glass shops are going to be busy for months..?
It's odd they keep calling this a hurricane. Everything I've seen suggests the localization of a tornado.
The what? 😂 What’s the localization of a tornado? The damage is indicative of straight line winds.
Praying for everyone
Straight line winds
Or a microburst...
I heard 4 Souls were Lost
The earth is going to regain it's balance, hope humanity survives 🧖
Great coverage guys. Sure felt like a hurricane. Reminded me of 1983's Alicia that came right over us and busted high-rise windows. Glass everywhere. I'm puzzled over the transmission towers.
My brother was working in the Wells Fargo tower as a security guard during Alicia. The windows look so much like what he described. Seems that some of the buildings were trying a new roofing design that had gravel on the roofs. Well, the wind carried that right into all the windows. Today's storm didn't have that excuse, It was scary.
Hope everyone in the Dirty Bay, is in good health. Bless all of y’all!
May God bless you every one! OmMani Padme Hum! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
After what that Governor done, God will show Texas who's in charge..
what he do?!
Riiiggghhhtt... fjb
Correct! It happened on the same day!
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The same happened in tulsa oklahoma last year
I've never seen high voltage towers blown over like that. 😳😳
Sweet. Nature is strong 💪
Damn even that blue house on the corner how it ripped the 2nd floor. Houses nowadays are built cheap.
Went through in event like this in goodland ks years ago, like about 2016. Very scary and crazy if you don't know what's going on. They shut down 70. The resin why it wasn't as bad is because the area is a rule ag area. Seeing what happened to houstan Reminds me of footage from the tornado that struck amirro in like the 70s. Very crazy. Down burst are dangerous to everyone, not just airplane piolets.
May Dog bless everyone! OmMani Padme Hum! 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
I don't know if they could have sounded any more dramatic.
I think the question that's been on people's minds for 200 years is: can tornados go through big cities? When it comes to nature, small towns villages farms churches trailer parks have all been obliterated by tornados. So can twisters go through a big city? It just goes to show you what chaos Mother nature can cause!!!
These buildings are being sway. It's just like the Hurricane Ike. I ever see an image of JP Morgan Chase Tower has been sway because of extreme winds. Wells Fargo Plaza is also being sway. Some windows are broken. And the weather was deadly.
It's disgusting how much these talking heads love the drama and destruction.
Nature in the raw is seldom mild.
You hear those people scream because the power went out a second? What's going to happen when we have EVERYTHING dependent on electricity like they want us to be on???!!!! 🤯🤯
It's a reflex for a lot of people to scream when lights go out.
Stay safe 🙏🏾
Just wait for hurricane season to kick in.
this is yahwea's judgment on houston for allowing the sinful Westheimer district to remain
Severe storm hits in Houston, 48 hours are no electricity, and severe damage.
For the Idolmaster fans in Houston, be sure we're safe
We got hit bad in spring branch
These natural disasters are happening all around the world.
Finally some excitement in downtown
Come to porter tx we have power
Yeah stand underneath power source with aluminum hanging over...people stay as far as you can from power poles an down power lines..
It was strong winds
Many others will now learn what it is like to be homeless.
Welcome to the Nemesis System/Nibiru folks. Its incoming quicker than they thought so get prepared.
The power is out maybe some of the people being traffic down there will escape from the places they are being held in. High trafficking area.
Y’all done got too comfortable on stolen land …😂😂😂 stay tuned ⚡️⚡️👀
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It's past time to get backup power. Bronco Power Boost is made in Houston.
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And Hurricane season is coming. Please be Prepared
Too bad this is just the beginning 😳. Praying for everyones’ safety. 🙏🏽
Only tornado can do that kind of damage.
Not necessarily. Could be a derecho or strong downward winds. Either way crazy weather.
You haven’t seen anything yet
Glass high-rises doesnt seem so cool now!
Fake
@alangardner....force & fear my asszole,mother nature me mountain oysters.....cloud seeders bring'm dwn🎉😤🤬