Houston faces chaos as 80 mph winds down power lines on US 290 near the 610 loop.
Over 1 MILLION customers are reportedly without power across the area, and rush hour traffic is brought to a standstill following the severe weather. There are also reports of a tornado touching down in northwest Houston.
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⚠️ Confirmed: A significant decline in internet connectivity has been registered in parts of Texas with high impact to Houston; the losses in service are attributed to power cuts and damaged infrastructure amid storm surges, flood and heavy rainfall.
Picture from emergency management in Harris County, Texas, show extensive damage to electrical infrastructure.
Power out for nearly 1/3 of county and over 1M+ for all of Texas and growing.
Unbelievable.
A wide swath of hurricane winds just passed through a good portion of the #Houston metro this evening. Probably some embedded brief tornado touchdowns as well.
Doppler estimates had some portions of winds up to 111mph+ (cat.3) at an elevated level. #txwx #htxwx pic.twitter.com/PU7UuUVw6N— Collin Myers (@collinmyerswx) May 17, 2024
Downtown Houston 😳 #Tornado #Houston pic.twitter.com/vPe7itbAIT
— GOD DRIVEN (@VitoDonJuan) May 16, 2024
Wife’s car caught downtown in the thunderstorm 5/16/24 6:30 pm @KHOU @FOX26Houston @KPRC2 @HoustonChron #houston #tornado pic.twitter.com/lHXJS9Ry1R
— Chris Daniel (@texasdaniel) May 17, 2024
TORNADO WARNING: TAKE COVER NOW NW Houston
Video sent to me from Steve
21106 N Yellow Bud Ct
Cypress, TX 77433
United States@ABC13Houston @Mattlanza @NWSHouston @weatherchannel@TxStormChasers @spann @ChrisLooftABC #houwx #htx #TXWX #hounews #abc13 pic.twitter.com/u83eENA3B6— Storm Chaser Houston (@StormChaserHTX) May 16, 2024
This unbelievable storm that ripped through downtown tore the side of this bar off. This is Conejo Malo at Travis and Commerce. pic.twitter.com/C4f1KxWVNU
— Mycah Hatfield (@MycahABC13) May 17, 2024
🚨🇺🇸BREAKING: SEVERE STORM HITS HOUSTON, SKYSCRAPER WINDOWS DAMAGED
Windows blown out in multiple buildings, including CenterPoint and Total Energies towers.
Over 900,000 customers without power.
Streets blocked by trees and debris, traffic lights are out.
Sources: Fox26,… https://t.co/gn5r1rDIft pic.twitter.com/eus5Llu5s6
— Mario Nawfal (@MarioNawfal) May 17, 2024
Video from @lieggiji of glass covering downtown Houston from blown out windows after our powerful storm. #abc13 #Houston pic.twitter.com/hEOauXG1H4
— Pooja Lodhia (@PoojaOnTV) May 17, 2024
WATCH: Power lines down after severe storm hits the Houston area, nearly 1 million people without power pic.twitter.com/rnJBhG7nru
— BNO News (@BNONews) May 17, 2024
🚨BREAKING VIDEO!
Houston, Texas! 1 MILLION without power.
Damage from straight line winds is as if a “Hurricane” came through!#Texas #Houston pic.twitter.com/Y9QhGIYbvU— In2ThinAir (@In2ThinAir) May 17, 2024
UPDATE: Houston Mayor John Whitmire confirms, at least 4 people have died in the storm.
– Non essential city workers are being urged to stay home.
– He is also asking the business community to allow workers to work from home, if possible.
Video shows Tornado at the Wells Fargo Plaza in downtown Houston earlier today:
Massive windstorm hits downtown Houston:
I swear I was in a tornado . Houston wtf was that bro.? #houston pic.twitter.com/ILAgT5mWuE
— MattHtx (@Matt_TPJ) May 17, 2024
WATCH – Video of glass covering downtown Houston from blown out windows after a powerful storm ripped through producing tornadoes.
MORE FOOTAGE HERE: https://t.co/wKViWdTiAU#houstontornado #stormchaser #tornado #extremeweather pic.twitter.com/xNthFyyQ4I
— The Blazing Press (@theblazingpress) May 17, 2024
