“The Incident”: Heavy Storms Hammer Houston

Tornado at the Wells Fargo Plaza in downtown Houston @KPRC2 pic.twitter.com/Pzyebt65Ub
— Wes Waitkus (@weswaitkus14) May 17, 2024

The latest, 4 confirmed dead.

Check out how quickly it got dark in Houston, Texas from the intense supercell moments ago!
Power flashes were also visible.

Camera is from the ABC13 SkyCam.#txwx pic.twitter.com/yMHJMy8vrB
— Weather Track US (@weathertrackus) May 16, 2024

Gustnado?

Doug Lewin on X:

A million Texans are without power right now, 800,000 in Harris County. A major part of policymakers’ and utilities’ resiliency plans should be helping homeowners and renters get energy storage.

Below, poweroutage.us right now.

Reports of massive damage to electrical transmission. These pictures appeared on “X”.

Will be updating.

Intense satellite imagery of the damaging line of severe thunderstorms that just tore through #Houston, Texas causing widespread damage and knocking out power to millions of people.

Radar indicated winds of 110 mph just above the surface as the storms moved through Houston,… pic.twitter.com/zbF9pygb0n
— Colin McCarthy (@US_Stormwatch) May 17, 2024

Good News. The Astros kept right on playing.

Severe thunderstorm with winds upwards of 75mph driving rain into Minute Maid park!! #txwx #astros already 500,000 centerpointe customers without power! Take shelter if in a warned area!! pic.twitter.com/S3YVNFdkek
— Saltwater-Recon.com (@SaltwaterRecon) May 16, 2024

Skyscraper windows blown out across downtown buildings in #houston as hurricane force winds tore through city. This will be an extensive (and expensive) clean-up job for many. @CNN pic.twitter.com/pOJUMb2rWh
— Derek Van Dam (@VanDamCNN) 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