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The National Weather Service confirmed that a tornado with peak winds of 110 miles per hour touched down northwest of Houston in Cypress. Wind speeds in downtown Houston peaked at about 100 miles ...
HOUSTON – Just a couple of days after tornadoes created dramatic scenes around the greater Houston area, storms have again caused damage and at least one death Saturday on the outskirts of the ...
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It was one of two tornadoes to touch down in Texas on January 20. [1] [10] F4 St. Louis, Missouri: May 27, 1896 255+ See article on this tornado — A violent tornado inflicted heavy damage to downtown St. Louis, killing 255 or more and injuring a further 1,000 or more. Damage from the tornado totaled $10+ million (1896 USD). [1] [11] [12] F3
Straight-line wind damage inflicted transmission towers in Houston, Texas. As the derecho moved through the Greater Houston area, it produced wind gusts of up to 100 mph (161 km/h) in Downtown Houston. [2] The derecho was considered the worst damaging wind event to affect Houston in nearly 25 years.
Whitmire said that downtown Houston is a "mess," that firefighters were taking live wires off of Route 290 and that most traffic lights across the city are down. Severe Weather in Houston Texas ...
A tornado also touched down near the northwest Houston suburb of Cypress. Some downtown streets remained closed as crews continued cleaning up glass as the strong winds damaged 3,250 windows on ...
Power outages could last weeks in parts of Houston, an official warned Friday, after thunderstorms with hurricane-force winds tore through the city, knocking out electricity to nearly 1 million ...