As the storm moved across the Houston Ship Channel and into Baytown, it impacted areas in and around the Lakewood subdivision. Widespread tree and building damage was observed in this area, which also experienced a widespread power outage. While some scattered damage was observed further downstream,...
"I’m from Houston, born and raised in Houston. My whole life, I've never experienced a tornado," Pat Williams said. "Now I have experienced, I think, the worst storm was Hurricane Alicia… and this could have been even worse than Hurricane Alicia. But, other than that, you know, w...
FromSalon 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. ...