Weather & Science
Worst Houston Windstorm in 40 Years Leaves 800,000 Without Power
- At least four people killed as wind storm rips Houston
- Getting power back may take days, possibly weeks, mayor says
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The worst windstorm in Houston in 40 years killed at least four people, left more than 800,000 customers without power and grounded hundreds of flights across Texas.
Wind gusts reached at least 78 miles (125 kilometers) per hour through the Houston metro area Thursday. The fourth-most populous US city hasn’t seen damage like this since Hurricane Alicia in 1983, said Hayley Adams, a National Weather Service meteorologist. It was the worst straight-line wind event to hit Houston since May 1983 as well, she said.