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(486 posts) Fri May 17, 2024, 04:15 AM May 17

Tornado Hits Houston 4 Dead

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Tornado Hits Houston 4 Dead (Original Post) ._. May 17 OP

Not currently listed as a tornado. BadgerKid May 17 #1

Yeah, still 733,000 without power at 6 am. Igel May 17 #2

Just saw this post about the Houston area tornado. OMG Fla Dem May 17 #3

Hurricane-force winds. Houston downtown a mess. Broken skyscraper windows. 4 dead at last report. Liberal In Texas May 17 #4

BadgerKid

(4,569 posts)

1. Not currently listed as a tornado.

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Fri May 17, 2024, 05:01 AM

May 17

https://www.spc.noaa.gov/climo/online/

Igel

(35,443 posts)

2. Yeah, still 733,000 without power at 6 am.

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Fri May 17, 2024, 07:32 AM

May 17

My power cut out around 6:40--rushed home just ahead of the storm and barely got leftovers heated and plated before the power went. Came back in my area at 2:15 am.

School's canceled today. Not a good time--last day for students is next Friday. Last day of normal AP testing is today, some senior finals. Monday's the seniors' last day--not sure when/how they'll get their remaining finals taken care of. Or seniors will get their overdue assignments turned in so their grade's up to passing. Prom's this weekend, graduation's next weekend.

Crappy, crappy timing.

Fla Dem

(24,088 posts)

3. Just saw this post about the Houston area tornado. OMG

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Fri May 17, 2024, 10:29 AM

May 17

I hope all our DUer's and their family members are safe, uninjured and still have a home.

So much destruction across the US this spring. But there is no climate change.

Liberal In Texas

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4. Hurricane-force winds. Houston downtown a mess. Broken skyscraper windows. 4 dead at last report.