Hurricane Force Winds Rip Through Houston Yesterday Evening

[jackieschmidt]

Yesterday at around 6:00PM we had a tremendous weather system come through South East Texas that was about as bad as any hurricane I have been through.

Our generator came on at around 6:00 PM, and was still on when I left this morning.

We had pouring rain and winds past 80 mph. Power lines and trees are down everywhere.

Driving in at 4:00 AM this morning, everything up Hyway 290 and I-10 was totally dark.

I guess in the grand scheme, it’s not that big of a deal, aside from most of the metro area being brought to a standstill.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

We had heard about that and maybe the weather service said they clocked some at 117 mph. Glad your ok and that you have the generator.

 

[akajun]

Hit us in Baton Rouge last night about 1030-11
I couldn’t drive faster than 10 mph
Lots of power and lights out, debris all over road

 

[rebs]

did it effect the Dallas, Ft Worth area

 

[butchlambert]

Hit us in Baton Rouge last night about 1030-11
I couldn’t drive faster than 10 mph
Lots of power and lights out, debris all over road

You've never driven that slow!

 

[rjtfroggy]

You've never driven that slow!

Had to conserve battery power, electric could be out for a while, then no way to charge the car.

 

[majohnson]

Jackie, Hope all is well at the shop and the house, and none of the family suffered any damage.

 

[Silo1616]

Yesterday at around 6:00PM we had a tremendous weather system come through South East Texas that was about as bad as any hurricane I have been through.

Our generator came on at around 6:00 PM, and was still on when I left this morning.

We had pouring rain and winds past 80 mph. Power lines and trees are down everywhere.

Driving in at 4:00 AM this morning, everything up Hyway 290 and I-10 was totally dark.

I guess in the grand scheme, it’s not that big of a deal, aside from most of the metro area being brought to a standstill.

Saw the news piece this morning. Not often you see high voltage transmission tower toppled.
Glad you guys are safe.

 

[X-Caveman]

did it effect the Dallas, Ft Worth area

Not really. We just got some rain this time around. Glad Jackie & Co were prepared and are OK.

 

[akajun]

You've never driven that slow!

lol that’s a true statement , especially in a unit

 

[209jones]

Saw some pics of the glass coming off the skyscrapers, that was likely something of a hair raising moment for more than a few folk. That issue has been around for a while, maybe it'll spur some builders to fix that problem as best they can.

 

[dfrosch]

From the baseball game last night:

Rain pours into Minute Maid Park with roof closed | 05/16/2024

With the roof at Minute Maid Park closed, rain pours into the stadium before the Astros' game against the A's

www.mlb.com

That young lady is a pro.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

I think their calling it a Tornado now that hit Houston.

 

[jackieschmidt]

I just went over to our biggest building ant our shop and one of the huge doors, which faces north, is blown off the rails. Limbs and debris everywhere.
we have our men cleaning things up.

Back home now, cleaning up the yard.

 

[squint-n-squeeze]

Here's another tower I found this morning on Antoine. I think this tower is two or three away from the one pictured above.

 

[Cecil S.]

Man I feel for you guys down in Texas. Prayers for your speedy recovery.