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At least seven people were killed by the storms, dubbed the Houston derecho by the National Weather Service, [7] which brought winds up to 100 miles per hour (160 km/h) along with four tornadoes. [ 8 ] [ 9 ] [ 10 ]
Date: February 10–27, 2021 ( – ) [2] (2 weeks and 3 days) Location: Texas, United States: Also known as: The Great Texas Freeze: Type: Statewide power outages, food/water shortages: Cause: February 2021 North American cold wave and accompanying winter storms: Deaths: 246 [3] to 702 (estimate) [4] Property damage: ≥ $195 billion (2021 USD) [5]
The 2024 Texas wildfires was a series of wildfires that burned throughout the U.S. state of Texas during 2024.. The 2024 Texas wildfires were marked by several major fires, including the Smokehouse Creek Fire in the Texas panhandle and part of Oklahoma.
In Harris County, where Houston is, about 782,000 homes and businesses were without power at about 1 a.m. CT, according to poweroutage.us. At one point Thursday night, about 880,000 had been in ...
Mar. 24—Storms tore through Texas Monday night, leaving heavy damage in nearby Houston County. According to Josh Lichter, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Houston, an EF 2 ...
Houston's estate, Sony and Primary Wave Music will host the 2nd annual Whitney Houston Legacy of Love on Aug. 9, which will benefit the late singer's foundation aimed at helping young people.
On December 17, 2024, Houston announced they would be taking part in the Coachella Valley Invitational in February 2025 as part of their pre-season games. [10] December 27, 2024 Houston announced they had acquired Yazmeen Ryan. [11] On January 3, 2025, Houston announced they had hired Fabrice Gautrat as the new head coach headed into the 2025 ...
As many as 2.7 million electricity customers in the Houston area are left without power in the storm's aftermath, representing the most extensive power outage suffered by CenterPoint Energy. [184] Rainfall accumulations of 8–12 in (200–300 mm) cover the Houston area, [185] reaching as high as 14.88 in (378 mm) in Hilshire Village. [183]