HOUSTON – We had a pretty eventful night in Houston, with the storms damaging many neighborhoods and businesses.
The Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Southeast Texas is no longer in effect and Houston is now in the clear, for the most part. The rest of our Wednesday will be mostly cloudy with peeks of sunshine here and there. Temperatures will warm to the mid-70s, and the rest of the week should be the complete opposite of the beginning of the week.
Wednesday Morning Recap
If you were asleep, like most of us, you probably didn’t realize there was a storm outside that dropped heavy rain and produced strong winds that left damage to buildings in the Katy area and some homes in the Spring area. Lucky for you, our KPRC 2 crews were there to catch it all.
In Katy, a Firestone Complete Autocare on S Mason Road building lobby completely collapsed.
Also, next door, the Bourbon Street Sports Bar windows blew out and the roof was damaged.
A bank across from the plaza was also damaged and their signs were found on the opposite side of the street.
As of Wednesday at 9 a.m., crews were still out assessing all of the damage and working to clean up the mess. Several homes also reported having trees fall on them.
In Spring, the Harris County Precinct 4 Constables Office briefly shut down all northbound lanes of Cypresswood Drive at Maplegate Drive due to a downed tree blocking the roadway.
#TRAFFICUPDATE All Northbound lanes of CYPRESSWOOD DR at MAPLEGATE DR are closed pending removal of a downed tree. https://t.co/BuObMXVgxJ pic.twitter.com/rLUtzdg0em
— Mark Herman, Harris County Constable Precinct 4 (@Pct4Constable) April 10, 2024
And just miles away from that incident, deputies responded to a crash on Birnam Wood and Tylergate Drive where a vehicle was seen stuck in between a downed tree. The driver sustained minor injuries.
BirnhamWood is blocked at Towergate after a tree fell on a moving car just before 5 this morning. The crew of Spring...
Posted by Spring Fire Department on Wednesday, April 10, 2024
Deputies reported these neighborhoods which were impacted by downed trees as well:
- Hufsmith near Burroughs Park
- Rettendon Ct
- Hufsmith Road at Holderrieth
- TC Jester at Spring Cypress
- Gosling at West Rayford
- Telge Road at Grant Road
Power outages due to storms
Wednesday morning, CenterPoint Energy started the day reporting thousands of power outages throughout the Houston area.
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Now, as the storm continues to move out of our area, CenterPoint is reporting about 58,466 customers without power as of 9 a.m. At 7 a.m., CenterPoint was reporting nearly 95,000 customers without power.
High Water reporter by Houston Transtar
- SH-99 Lanier Pkwy Southbound At Cinco Ranch in Fort Bend County
What does the weather look like in Houston for the rest of the week
Good news Houston, the rest of the week looks amazing with clear skies and sunshine returning just in time for the KPRC 2 Crawfish Festival! Yay!
On Thursday and Friday, temperatures are expected to be in the 80s, which will continue through Sunday. So, pack up those umbrellas and pull out the sunglasses!
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