Nearly a million people in Houston without power due to storm
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Thanks for the post. I just sent out some texts to family out there. I'm still waiting for a reply.
Last time the glass blew out the windows downtown was Hurricane Ike in 2008.
This shit today came in fast and furious
840k without power. That's 40% of Houston
Really think it's going to be a while too because these were major power lines that supply areas across the state.
Was crazy as hell but lasted a quick 30-40 mins.
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Really think it's going to be a while too because these were major power lines that supply areas across the state.
Was crazy as hell but lasted a quick 30-40 mins.
Texas Power Outages Map, Jun 2025
Med center put in backup power and flood control after tropical storm Allison fucked it up in 2001.
840k without power. That's 40% of Houston
Really think it's going to be a while too because these were major power lines that supply areas across the state.
Was crazy as hell but lasted a quick 30-40 mins.
Texas Power Outages Map, Jun 2025
Them transformers folded up like aluminum foil
I really don't remember this much damage like I've seen today. Today I'm seeing all the vids and this is wild. Was a lot of skyscrapers hit
Shit was crazy
They locked down the target I was in
They locked down the target I was in
I remember Ike, trees down, and glass all over downtown. Crazy shit about ike was at one time the entire city was dark. There was a curfew and hpd was rolling around pulling everyone over at night. I was working 12 to 16 hour shifts getting off at 2 and 3am. Got on the beltway towards 59 overpass and the wjole city was pitch black.
Hope your fam is safe.
Dayum!
Dear BGOL'ers: I'm a native & residing Houstonian... We made it through hurricane Harvey, Ike, etc. - this is life for us...
Damn that's fucked up. 
My electric vehicle can power all the electricity in my entire house for over a week. If the lights go out, I plug my house up to my EV truck and wait until they fix the outage.
The local forecast didnt predict this?
I got a 500W inverter and a 50 foot extension cord. When the power goes out I hook them up to the car and run it into my bedroom window. It powers the TV, cable/internet box and desk light. In the garage I have a 1400 watt generator still new in the box for the pass 3 years
My people out are alright so far.
Didn't forecast for hurricane level winds but knew strong thunderstorms were likely.
They forecastsed that the thunderstorms would be more severe further north and not the center of the city and timing was originally later on in the night.
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You might be joking, but Solar and electricity would solve alot of these outages. Instead of a large grid system that can go out, houses will power themselves and be able to contribute to the system. It will be far more reliable than anything we have now. I highly suspect that Texas will be the first state to implement this system at a large scale.
Say a prayer to the Tesla owners in Houston
You realize gas pumps require electricity right. EV owners can simply drive to a working charger
Where are you seeing the videos?
How do you do that??? Like, what I’m your house allows that to happen?