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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. The strong winds in Downtown Houston blew out the windows of many high-rise buildings in the area, littering the streets ...
aka "Hurricane Elvis" Michigan Ohio Pennsylvania Derecho: May 21, 2004 [16] Mississippi – Tennessee Valley Derecho of 2004: July 13, 2004: A derecho formed out of the cell that caused the Roanoke tornado. It swept southeast over southwest Indiana bringing winds of around 58 mph to Evansville and much of the city was left without power. [17]
Hurricane-force wind gusts reported in Texas and Louisiana: Wind speeds reached as high as 100 mph in downtown Houston, a National Weather Service storm damage survey crew determined Friday. Wind ...
A shelf cloud along the leading edge of a derecho in Minnesota A damage caused by a derecho in Barga, Italy. A derecho (/ ˈ d ɛ r ə tʃ oʊ /, from Spanish: derecho [deˈɾetʃo], 'straight') [1] is a widespread, long-lived, straight-line wind storm that is associated with a fast-moving group of severe thunderstorms known as a mesoscale ...
Hurricane Milton made landfall on Oct. 9 as a major ... blasting the Houston area with winds up to 100 mph that ... Wind damage at Houston's Krab Junkie restaurant after a derecho blasted the city ...
The Severe Weather and Derecho Recovery Fund has been established by the Greater Houston Disaster Alliance - a joint effort of the Greater Houston Community Foundation and the United Way of ...
The NOAA estimates a $125 billion damage toll for Harvey, making it the second costliest hurricane in U.S. history when adjusting for inflation and the costliest hurricane in Texas history. [154] [160] September 17–19, 2019 – Tropical Storm Imelda makes landfall near Freeport, Texas with winds of 40 mph (64 km/h). [161]
Exceptional windstorms that could leave some Houston residents without power for weeks were a once-in-a-generation event and the damage left in their wake is comparable to that caused by a ...