From @mattlanza (posted elsewhere, but he has an account here he does respond to occasionally)
"For those of you scoring at home, Houston has endured.
2015: Memorial Day flood
2016: Tax Day flood
2017: Harvey
2019: TS Imelda
2020: TS Beta
2021: Grid collapse due to freeze, Hurricane Nicholas
2022: Extreme summer heat/drought
2023: Hottest summer on record
2024: Derecho"
" A complex of storms with winds up to 100 mph and a tornado left a trail of destruction Thursday across the #Houston area that damaged multiple skyscrapers, caused a sewage spill and triggered power outages that could stretch on for weeks amid soaring temperatures.
Over 366,000 customers in Harris County remain without power Saturday evening, down from a peak of more than 900,000. Authorities have warned that restoring power to all customers will be a lengthy process."
I drove into the main damage zone in #Houston today, and was frankly astonished by the level of widespread damage.
It's roughly the equivalent of a category 1 or 2 hurricane sweeping through. Whole swathes of city with no power, traffic lights completely out, trees and branches down everywhere.
#Texas#AnimalRescue > As a result of severe storms that ravaged parts of #Houston, Houston SPCA had taken in almost 100 displaced or injured wild #animals.
SPCA officials expected the surge of #animal intakes to last for a few days as cleanup efforts continued.
Eyeballing these, lots of tree removal/electrical hazards, ie power lines down/street hazards/lights out -- mixed with the other usual stuff. #Houston#TXwx
City of Houston has activate cooling centers due to the widespread power outages and heat.
AlertHouston: The City of Houston is providing resources for refuge from extreme heat after widespread power outages and damages from Thursday night’s severe storms. The cooling centers will be open Friday, May 17, 2024, between 2 p.m. - 7 p.m.