How strong were the wind gusts during Tuesday’s severe weather?

HOUSTON – A powerful storm blew through the Houston area Tuesday afternoon, leaving behind some minor damage to some areas, street flooding, and another power outage for thousands.

As the storm pushed through, we saw first-hand the damage it left behind, including a home in Magnolia that collapsed, leaving a 16-year-old boy dead.

In the Kingwood area, several businesses on Kingwood Drive appeared to be without power.

“We’ve already gotten two power outages due to weather, we don’t know what to expect with the forecast of some bad storms,” said Kingwood resident David Garza as he fired up his generator. “We’re just getting used to it, but we get tired of it. It’s frustrating.”

Another resident stopped to talk to KPRC 2′s Bryce Newberry and said she was surprised to see so many areas in Kingwood without power.

In the Heights area, several trees were down.

“She just heard a big noise,” said Oscar Albavera, whose tree toppled on Tabor Street.

He was at work at the time but his family was in the house, so he’s relieved and grateful that it didn’t go toward their home.

“My mother was inside and my wife and my two-year-old baby were inside,” he said.

A spokesperson for CenterPoint said that they have requested assistance from 1,500 lineworkers and 300 vegetation management workers to help get all electricity restored.

If CenterPoint has sent you an alert that claims your electricity has been restored but that’s not the case, the utility said it may be a “nested outage” and requests you report the outage. Persisting outages could be because of a damaged line fuse, transformer, or a tree on the customer-owned service line that runs directly to your home, CenterPoint wrote on X.

Although Tuesday’s storm wasn’t as severe as the May 16 storm, Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo said during a news conference the highest wind gust was captured at 75 miles per hour at Bush Airport.

The city also saw some quarter-sized hail in some areas. Several click2Houston viewers sent in pictures of the hail crashing down during the peak of the storm.

The city also saw some quarter-sized hail in some areas. Several click2Houston viewers sent in pictures of the hail crashing down during the peak of the storm.

Hidalgo said the storm was a “typical line of thunderstorms,” for the Houston area.

Residents with damage are urged to contact FEMA or 211 to report their damage and possibly receive assistance.