A townhouse under construction collapsed as a storm hit Houston, Texas, on May 17.
— Massimo (@Rainmaker1973) May 18, 2024
In this footage taken from across the street, the wooden framing of a structure collapses into a pile of rubble.pic.twitter.com/tPGKSIEuEC
一位官員周五(17日)警告,休斯敦部分地區的停電狀態可能持續數周時間。此前一場帶有颶風級別狂風的雷暴席卷了這座城市,導致這片地區的近100萬家庭和企業用戶斷電,市中心高層建築的玻璃被破壞,車輛也被掀翻。
Good Morning everyone.
— Sakuras Card Shop (@SakurasCardShop) May 18, 2024
A few days ago Houston was hit with a deadly storm. This storm has knocked out power to over 1,000,000 people at one point. Hundreds of thousands are shill without power. We are one of those affected. We just got word that it found be another week without… pic.twitter.com/PbY0H3B2UJ
美聯社報道,國家氣象局證實,一場龍卷風在休斯敦西北郊哈裏斯縣(Harris
County)的塞浦路斯(Cyprus)登陸,最高風速可達每小時110英裏。
This is how fast Houston, TX got dark during the severe storm#Houston #Texas #Austin #HoustonTornado #HoustonStorm #Storm pic.twitter.com/wWXq2YTvrS
— T R U T H P O L E (@Truthpolex) May 18, 2024
哈裏斯縣最高民選官員、法官莉娜·希達爾戈(Lina
Hidalgo)說,工作人員仍在努力確定周四的風暴造成的破壞程度和傷亡人數。休斯敦市市長約翰·惠特邁爾(John
Whitmire)表示,風暴造成4人、也可能是5人死亡。
因為有多個輸電塔倒塌,希達爾戈呼籲斷電的人們保持耐心。已經有數千名公用事業工作人員趕往該地區,約20萬用戶的電力已經恢複。
COLLAPSE CAUGHT ON VIDEO | This video was sent in by Jeff Baker along Washington Ave during the storms.
— KHOU 11 News Houston (@KHOU) May 17, 2024
If you have photos or videos of damage, share them through the Near Me feature of our app. But please don't put yourself in danger to get the shot.https://t.co/9IDA7WKAbg pic.twitter.com/D2LTEsxoNU
希達爾戈說:“我們會在幾周的時間裏討論這場災害,不隻是幾天。”
氣象局還報告稱,休斯敦市中心、郊區的貝城(Baytown)和加利納公園(Galena
Park)的直線風速達到每小時100英裏。
在休斯敦郊區凱蒂(Katy)的一家餐廳工作的葉塞尼亞·古茲曼(Yesenia
Guzmán)擔心,在斷電的情況她還能不能獲得收入。
大範圍的破壞讓休斯敦大部分地區都陷入癱瘓,街道上到處是被刮倒的樹木、殘骸和碎玻璃。有一棟建築的一麵牆被整個破壞。
This was the window-busting, tree-toppling storm that blasted Houston.
— Adam Krueger (@AdamKrueger) May 17, 2024
Mamajuana Cafe, downtown
Claudia Prats Sanchez pic.twitter.com/d3FytWIewH
休斯敦地區的學區取消了40多萬名學生的課程,政府辦公室關閉。市政府官員敦促人們離開市中心,遠離道路。道路除了被淹沒,還有倒下的電線杆和交通燈。
More crazy footage from yesterday! Someone actually stepped outside to film this at Space City Birria! #houston #weather #storm pic.twitter.com/XqwGhv9SoO
— Mai Pham (@Femme_Foodie) May 18, 2024
惠特邁爾說,至少有2500個交通燈損壞。他還警告想要動手搶掠的人,“警察已經出動,至少有50名州警被派往當地防止搶掠”。
官方表示,至少有2人因樹木倒下身亡,還有1人死於一輛被吹翻的起重機。
Intense moments for those sitting in their vehicle as destructive winds clocking in at 80+ mph blew out the windows of skyscrapers in Houston, Texas yesterday and blowing all sorts of debris around!
— Live Storm Chasers (@LiveStormChaser) May 17, 2024
LSC Viewer: Shanna Gonzales pic.twitter.com/IiVGIxPwxK
風暴在周五仍然沒有結束。墨西哥灣沿岸各州仍可能經曆嚴重的雷暴、龍卷風、大冰雹和破壞性狂風等極端天氣。國家氣象局說,路易斯安那州東部到阿拉巴馬州中部可能會出現強降雨。休斯敦及其東部地區仍有可能出現洪水。