IN the city. With sustained high winds for hours. And Houston has LOTS of big trees next to power lines.
but the wind was crazy. rain only lasted but a few hours. but that wind was pretty intense. a lot more so then anything iv experienced
Cat 1 is up to 90 mph wind. That's not nothing.
We’d expect some power outage but when Category 1 hurricanes hit Florida, power is back on in 1-3 days. This knocked out 85% of Houston’s power and will take weeks for many customers to get A/C back on. Excess deaths are rising fast, and I know of many pets which have died already. Category 1 hurricanes aren’t supposed to cause this much damage. Most likely, Centerpoint skimped on tree maintenance, which led to excessively large damage.