Wind damage at Houston's Krab Junkie restaurant after a derecho blasted the city with 90-100 mph wind on May 16, 2024.(Pat & Marilyn Williams, Krab Junkie) After the storm passed, the Williams ventured out to look at the damage, which was extensive. Photos they shared from the moments ...
The flooding and damage in Houston came just weeks after the area was walloped by a weather event known as a derecho — a widespread, long-lived windstorm that’s associated with a band of rapidly moving showers or thunderstorms. FromSeattle Times ...
In addition to the damage mentioned above, the Houston area faced widespread power outages in the aftermath of the Derecho. The images above, taken from NASA/NOAA's Suomi National Polar- Orbiting Partnership satellite, used the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite sensor onboard to capture the...