East Texas witnessed severe thunderstorms in the country’s fourth-largest city on Thursday night and Friday morning, killing at least four people and leaving more than a million customers without power.
Hurricane Warnings for Houston Metro
The local National Weather Service office in the United States of America issued several tornado warnings for Houston Metro, but by the time the During storms, strong winds are believed to have caused most of the damage. Collapse of transmission towers carrying power lines. The Harris County Sheriff’s Office encouraged everyone to stay off the roads as trees blocked streets and with power outages rising to more than 800,000 in the Houston metro.
The website “PowertOuage.us” Neighboring counties were also dealing with power outages, sending the state’s toll to more than 1 million customers.
Houston Mayor John Whitmer said at least four people were killed. Due to the storm, equipment is being requested from the Dalian government to help remove the damage caused by the storm.
Officials said that many of the casualties were the result of falling trees during the winds that were likely to reach Its speed reached more than 100 miles per hour.
One of the hotel customers told “FOX Weather”: “The roof of the Hyatt Regency Hotel in the city center exploded, and rain and debris fell on the lobby.” He said that the employees are doing their best Their effort to keep people safe and away from the debris.
Windows also appeared to have been broken in other buildings downtown, including the area around Wells Fargo Plaza.
Broken glass and debris forced city leaders to encourage workers to stay home Friday and avoid the downtown area.
In nearby Minute Maid Park, wind and water were seen seeping into the building, but it did not appear to be due to severe weather. Affects Astros baseball play. “It’s all hands on deck tonight,” Whitmire said. “Downtown is a mess, so stay home tonight and tomorrow.”
Local residents described the storm’s effects as tornado-like, although the weather persisted. The severe weather lasted less than an hour.
Ground stops were also issued at Bush Intercontinental Airport and Houston William P. Hobby Airport due to inclement weather.
The Houston School District closed all public schools on Friday and said it would They will reopen Monday.
Dangerous thunderstorms were expected to turn into a flooding threat during the overnight hours as already saturated lands were expected to receive an additional 2-5 inches of Rain.
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