Houston, Texas storm damage update: More than 700k without power, no timetable on restoration

Harris County emergency officials give updates on deadly storms, damage, and power outages.

[@ginagina5452]

That bottle of red wine sitting up in that building with destruction all around it, untouched, unscathed, it must be special.

[@MargDBX]

Im sooo glad i left Houston

[@Rjay_71359]

So is Houston

[@SuedeHTX]

Incredible. We couldn't stand another hot sticky night in the dark so we fled to Dallas. The damage we saw in NW Houston was unreal, the news clips of other regions even moreso.

[@GathererThompson]

Loving all this sudden care for the (apparently-shoeless) homeless folks that their "public service" created and left abandoned.

[@MI_Prepper]

Poor Houston, You folks deserve better than her...

[@maranda7033]

I was thinking the same thing. She couldnt comb her hair. We need folks to watch the news.....Hold up Genius you just told the public it could be weeks for power to come back. Now I understand the chaos down there. Please just dont come to Austin. Stay in Houston or go to Dallas or Corpus.

[@j.l.hunter4216]

Actually I lived in Houston for 18 months and frankly I don't have any argument against giving it back to Mexico.

[@JorgeOrpinel]

Wow this woman is unbearable. So arrogant and attention-seaking. Sad

[@HCBurlingame]

Really?

[@kattmilk]

She's always been like that. And that was very disrespectful on how she talked to the mayor!! 😡 😡 😡

[@debracarter5576]

Why is this child interrupting the mayor? She's very rude and sounds like she has to go to the bathroom.

[@BVN-TEXAS]

She is a result of people just voting for a party and not the candidate.

[@joanleon8704]

There was tornado, I saw it and was in it in Waller, and far more than 80 mph.

[@gregosterholt394]

So flat there, always wondered why they didn’t already put transmission lines under ground,

[@H4me7215]

Unfortunately, this will happen EVERYWHERE in due time. I send my prayers out for the City of Houston, as well as just for the State of Texas..so much has happened there.😢😢😢

[@TanyaOwens]

Actually was an EF1 tornado in Cypress! It passed over my house!

[@michaelshrader5139]

Ok so I somehow doubt we will EVER see those 2 holding another joint news conference again! I'm pretty sure Whitmire wasn't done talking when Hidalgo took the podium back so she could repeat herself in Spanish... and he was none too happy about it! That was an interesting exchange they had there on live tv.... 😕

[@bluegold21]

Whitmere was mumbling and giving no actionable information. He was also wrapping up and she, being the only professional of the two, wanted to get the information out to Spanish speakers. WTF is wrong with that? Or do you think a woman should never be so confident? Clearly, the act of expressing bigotry is more important to you than understanding the process of normal communication.

[@fredtaylor9792]

​@@bluegold21Nope. She was totally disrespectful.

[@BVN-TEXAS]

@@bluegold21 her telling him “this isn’t the time for this” was totally out of line. She was trying to flex on him and she has poor public speaking skills. She just wanting to get back at the mic to pander to a voting block.

[@rrf6747]

Hildago is a crooked politician the worse of the worse

[@jeffreyowens3966]

*JUS* shutdown the CITY of HOUSTON 🚀

[@iced4469]

If she says "um" one more time I'm just going to die 😂 in saying that, I hope everyone is safe.

[@coolrunnings414]

I agree. Very difficult to listen to between the vocal fry and the "um"s. Bless her, she sounded like a teenager.

[@davidwilliams1086]

Thank you channel11 for this posting of whats going on.

[@FelipeArizola-mq1dz]

Like they say, we reveal our true colors under pressure. And once again, action speaks louder than words. I can sound like a hero too if I'm catered with a mic, podium and a caring audience. This is not about color, it's about character. By the way, check how easy it is to feed our ego a quick dose of illusive courage. That is if my comment is any indication of that.

[@MargDBX]

WTF IS THIS ILLEGAL SAYING?

[@kaliereyna]

😂

[@IndigoMasquerade]

In all seriousness, I was in the Cypress tornado and somehow had very minor damage. Anyone need anything? Willing to help however I can

[@KJ-df9oz]

We still need l don't have power I'm so frustrated Idk what to do. I hate this city

[@brysonmoreland5930]

25:14 Whitmire literally just complimented Hildago on her cooperation and she immediately interrupts him to take over the briefing. Good grief lady

[@davidwilliams1086]

Yeah she was a bit brusk. Hidalgo's mind was on the disaster. You never been preoccupied and done that? And where's the governor? Busy closing more school libraries, is my guess. Vote Blue.

[@bluegold21]

JFC! Racist much. She is part of the effort to address all demographics. Whitmere found that an annoyance because he clearly didn't want those who don't speak English to understand the situation. He's also mumbling and obviously not prepared to say anything other than to give some inane flag-waving rhetoric. This is a disaster situation. Proper actionable information is what matters, not political jibes.

[@brysonmoreland5930]

@@bluegold21ah yes, the racism card. Yall love to pull that one out quick whenever someone doesn’t share your view

[@davidwilliams1086]

​​@@bluegold21this isn't her 1st rodeo. She's been handling disasters for Harris County since the beginning of day one of her term. Pretty sure she's trying to help and prioritize that everyone is informed. Houston new mayor can learn a lot from her. Having someone simulcast is a good idea for a non spanish speaking mayor. I think he's ready to learn; but give him a break, he exhausted from being up at least 24 hours. She probably slept on the plane.

[@brysonmoreland5930]

⁠@@davidwilliams1086now this is a response I can appreciate. Great point about prioritizing information. I think they both could have handled it better.

[@annebartells777]

Texas had a record freeze two years ago. They had a record heat wave last summer. You had a record fire, and now, a record storm. The weather patterns have changed. It's time to stop denying what is happening and deal with climate change. If you don't, more people will die, more property will be lost. Start preparing. We have to learn to live with this and start mitigating the damage it will cause. I'm not even talking about changing our carbon footprint. The first thing Texas needs to do is fix their grid. You are on track to have a heat wave worse than last summer. Your grid can't handle the increased usage a hot summer can cause. Prepare

[@jabreck1934]

Do you think human beings can stop the natural cycle of climate change? The earth is entering into a grandsolar maximum. The alignment of planets and change in polarity is what affects climate change on earth. You think climate change is because of humans? How do you explain the ice ages, global fires and global floods and climate change in the past, when humans did not inhabit the earth?

[@skybluegreengrass4301]

Guess what climate activists, you should be agitating in CHINA not here. CHINA is responsible for over HALF of the world's pollution. Are you going to do anything about that. I thoughy so, you will do nothing. HYPOCRITES.

[@andrewanderson5948]

24 hours for more certainty? This power grid is so fragile

[@thomasdwyer641]

teass has no power grid its a coporation

[@TanyaOwens]

What about chilling centers for pets?

[@coneykennedy7511]

Is she a county judged, a translator or vloggers? In time like this, she should not cater only to spanish people.

[@LindaBarton777]

Yes ...Count on the red cross

[@Krack2805]

did their whole grid go down again?

[@KJ-df9oz]

Basically

[@skxlter5747]

And people still wanna move here...

[@linachavez2928]

I am so devastated as well. I send love hope and Courage during these very troubling times to everyone affected by this horrible Storm. And I wish quicker recovery . 💜Lina Take care

[@MargDBX]

DORA The Illegal Explorer😅😅

[@kaliereyna]

😂

[@MrBsir390]

wheres Joel Olsteen?

[@texasbluegrass567]

Why did this press conference get so snippy???

[@gigachadprime4995]

Hidalgo is worthless.

[@davidwilliams1086]

So what do you base that on. She been dealing with natural disasters since she's hit office. I remember several including a hurricane, multi-day fire in Deerfield, remember the Cities broken water main and now this. She's no slouch.

[@ursulawanza8674]

What a rude thing to say.

[@skxlter5747]

She is terrible fr, this job shouldn't be for young people

[@MargDBX]

​@@ursulawanza8674😂😂😂😂😂 you a dip

[@tiegrsidesignsandstudio4794]

Wow...the intolerance in the comments. 😮

[@johnshaneharper904]

A City the size of Houston , shameful

[@ursulasmith6402]

Greed, greed, people

[@davidwilliams1086]

Everything's bigger including our disasters. Ever been through a hurricane? Probably not. We're on it in less than 24 hours a lot has been done.

[@jimmyrodela1738]

What about food when grocery store is out of can good or bread out people are out of food

[@GathererThompson]

They're really worried about downtown, and the street lights not illuminating things downtown.. and the glass.. so if you have shoes..

[@destrudouniversalis8024]

God is Good.

[@SScott-nr9vl]

I never understood why these tornadoes never hit major metropolitan areas I just think it's luck it's always the small towns of 300 people that get completely decimated maybe people will pay attention to climate change when it goes through a major metropolitan area because it's legit.

[@michaelshrader5139]

Not true. Tornado's have struck major downtown cities before... I remember when a tornado directly hit a skyscraper in Ft. Worth (or maybe it was Dallas?) about a decade ago blowing out ALL the windows on 1 side and sucking office furniture out of it! There were softball sized hail stones that struck a county fair up near Dallas one spring injuring a lot of carnival riders who couldn't get off the rides fast enough (people were filmed walking around afterwards with blood running from their heads due to getting hit by large softball sized hail stones). Then there was the almost mile wide tornado that wiped one Texas town completely off the map (I forget the name of the place, but every single building in the city was leveled and quite a few people died). Any of this remind you of "The Day After Tomorrow" movie? Yeah it's kinda like that movie in some respects. Global warming can lead to severe freezes and other weather extreme's across the world, and Karma is such a *itch!

[@fredtaylor9792]

Statistics....Because towns of a few hundred people are all over the place and major metropolitan cities are not.

[@heyerhanson1815]

It has been legit for a long time... Unfortunately there's an over abundance of stupid in texas. It is literally a never ending parade of stupid. And I will bet of illegal aliens immigrants documented or undocumented will be assisting in the clean up. And then they will be welcomed with open arms. Because it suits the governor. I certainly hope that once they're done they're not shipped off to another state where they'll be arrested for vagrancy like maybe florida?

[@vaanfluff]

Large metro cities sometimes affect storms due to the heat and/or pollution. Sometimes the storms coming in seem to split or break, but it can also strengthen a storm and make it worse further down. I'm guessing this is what happened here. It passed through Austin TX and other cities before gaining force and slamming Houston and other small towns along the way.

[@JStep-tl8zx]

I remember learning when I was very little (and super into the twister movie) that they “spawn” on flat plain-lands and build force/power as they continue on the flat plains. Idk if that’s true! But I just remember that

[@tekboi1984]

What is this?

[@kaliereyna]

😂😂😂

[@ProphetMarcus]

That’s near 3/4 of the population without power

[@texasbluegrass567]

Abbott immediately asking for federal aid speaks volumes.

[@thomasdwyer641]

where is the cripple appot?

[@cesarealkemist5055]

Where is the mayor?

[@jmworklaptop6792]

MAYOR WHITMIRE IS DOING AN AMAZING JOB!!!!!

[@mandybradley3079]

Lina should be in jail. The mayor is doing a good job.

[@justamediumdeal5828]

She is tough to follow.

[@mariabecerra3607]

Dios tenga misericordia y nuestra Madre Tierra nos proteja de estos desastres🙏😓

[@Automatic-dread]

The the vical fry no one can take that seriously

[@clchawaii09]

Why is Hildago acting so offensive? This was not professional behavior, if they have differences leave that off cameras. I’m not here for her overstepping him and throwing him under the bus like he was being problematic. She could have asked to do her job in a better way in public. It’s his show, if he wants to do it his way step the hell back.

[@kattmilk]

She's always been like that! And that was very disrespectful on how she talked to the mayor. He's old enough to be her grandfather! 😡 😡 😡

[@alexbean2842]

I seen Biden state that there was a storm

[@jamarbell1177]

All that talking to say nothing

[@lendaryreviews]

😂they already said weeks ! 😂 I. Calling cap ! 🧢 you can see all the Houston workers hanging around the restaurant 😂😂😂I can go live and prove it 😂

[@NUKEzx10r]

Majority are non essential.

[@sprayingtrue004]

Where is governator abot?

[@jameshorton3692]

He’s too busy funding Israel

[@heyerhanson1815]

Really? You actually have to ask that question? The majority of the cleanup is gonna be done by illegal aliens documented aliens and immigrants. And of course, they'll be accepted during this cleanup but as soon as they're done I wonder if they're going to be shipped off by bus to some other state.Maybe florida where they'll be arrested in for vagrancy

[@heyerhanson1815]

That is. A question isn't it..

[@ursulawanza8674]

Somewhere boot licking

[@MikyLove-pp4yc]

Judge Lina hidalgo and Mayor Whitmire are doing a thorough job informing the public.

[@MargDBX]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@bethanythepaleone]

Bridgeland eh…… I sold my house in 2019 in Bridgeland. I know the people that bought that house are so happy they did because it has a Generac generator that is tied directly into the gas line. I got that generator about a year before I moved because I knew I would need it if I stayed there…… I would have stayed there if God had not told me that I needed to get out of that city, move 500 miles from the coast, completely avoiding the west and the new Madrid area. He actually gave me a couple other specifications saying I only had until March 1, 2020 to get moved because lockdown was coming. That was one hell of a move, but I got settled around March 9 and shortly thereafter (around 2 weeks give or take a day) the world locked down, just like God said it would……. A wise person will move out of that city because the whole thing is about to be underwater permanently, maybe all the way up to Dallas…… You need to move way inland, get to higher ground……. For me, Harvey woke my a$$ up. I knew I was witnessing a biblical storm and it’s also foreshadowing of what’s to come. Nobody in coastal cities believes any kind of end is coming and so they stay, building their houses on sand, ignoring every sign God sends them. If you intend to stay in that city…..get a raft. The sign of Jonah (Luke 11:29-31) is upon us and just like the unwilling prophet Jonah, ain’t nobody gonna take time to say things they’ve already said before when people didn’t listen the first time…… That city is going to be under water soon….permanently. Enjoy your free will cousins!!!! Get a raft.

[@miniprepper8284]

We too, felt a prophetic imperative to get away from Houston. We moved in 2014 and have a generator now which is activated often. Our infrastructure is breaking down as it ages and becomes too expensive to replace. This amount of people without power will be catastrophic over days and weeks. I expect to see our midsized town hotels filled tonight.

[@rodneybooker4483]

Wow...ok

[@mamaharumi]

Come on, now. No one told you specifically that there would be a lockdown (or any of this, lol).

[@awakelastchance3333]

Your name must be in the Book of life, you obeyed and heeded warning, it's people like you I want and need around me in these last days, you are correct with the coastline taking back the land, they will not tell us the truth about climate change, from last summer the Sun has changed, these CME's are getting Stronger and will eventually overcome us 😢, they are NOT Telling us the truth to even prepare, why do you think the Elites are building underground bunkers???..🧐🙌🏽💚😇

[@awakelastchance3333]

Don't stop warning people and be serious, you could save many Souls 💯

[@johnmolefe6765]

Get to higher ground.

[@larryearlgosnell]

What a witch. No wonder no one can work with the hateful person. Very disrespectful to the Mayor and others.

[@amineantion]

What's wrong with this lady? Too anxious and woke for her job. Does not inspire confidence. Not a good fit lol.

[@BVN-TEXAS]

I really miss Ed Emmitt

[@joanleon8704]

Hildago - take a long run off of a short pier.

[@Airwolf1957]

I'd like to announce that I spoke to President Biden and he has promised Federal help in the form of Tents and Government cheese. He's sorry that inflation is up 20%, but you folks voted for him...

[@Sky_god1]

I heard in the wake of this disaster that he will be sending an extra 20 billion to Ukraine.

[@michaelshrader5139]

That's ok since Texas is going to secede any day now after all we don't need the Union's help or aid or assistance or anything.... brilliant! smh! 😕

[@vaanfluff]

I'd like to announce that I messaged Gov Abbot and thanked him for begging President Biden for federal aid AGAIN, knowing he will not hesitate to provide it AGAIN to a state where Republicans have been in control for 20 years and have done NOTHING to help our power issues. But hey, please keep spending millions of Texas' taxpayer money on bussing potential migrant farm workers to northern states, picking fights with schools, and trying to steal funds from our schools for your little vouchers, because THAT's more important than helping keep the lights on for 1 million Texans during an emergency. Don't you worry about us, Airwolf. We Texans have survived worse. We survived Trump, after all. And we'll just be stronger as a nation once he's in prison and his cult falls apart. It's already happening in the House of Rep.

[@MrMauricioDuran]

She's done. 😂

[@LindaBarton777]

Next

[@kanank13]

breaking news? get lost! just report news, stop calling breaking news.

[@joanleon8704]

Where is Mayor Turner? Not that we missing while MIA

[@Amychristensonn]

John Whitmore or whatever his name is is the new mayor

[@joanleon8704]

Next time spare us from obnoxious Hildago - do separate press conferences, one in English and a separate in Spanish!!!!!!

[@user-nu4dp7wx9j]

The non-English speaking people can set their tv's to translate to Spanish...they can set this youtube video to spanish too...

[@justicejohnsonp.i.]

We should never have to listen to a Mental Health Mayor for any reason. She should be in jail or an asylum.

[@causeimapunkrocker01]

Speaker cop is hot! Let us not forget, climate change is bad.

[@donatebeerhere]

How is there no redudancy in our electric grid? It's pathetic.

[@EasyKill7]

Hard to have redundancy when the transmission towers are laying on the ground.

[@michaelshrader5139]

Why is our grid up in the air on poles and towers? Why isn't our grid buried underground, where storms can't get to it? IDK... I'm thinking of installing a solar array some wind turbines and a generator/inverter with batteries ASAP because you can almost set your clock by the power outages now (and I'm really getting tired of having to reset all my clocks every time the power goes out here!!!). Plus we haven't had a really strong wind storm here since Hurricane Ike in 2008, and even Hidalgo mentioned in this conference that Ike didn't do THIS much damage and that the closest analog to what happened yesterday was Hurricane Alicia back in 1983! I remember Alicia, I remember a huge oak tree behind my family's house being there one minute then a heavy rain squall came across the field the tree disappeared and once that squall passed what was left of the uprooted tree was laying there with branches ripped off and scattered everywhere! People have gotten too used to drought conditions and not getting regular strong wind storms like Hurricane Alicia or the storms that went thru here yesterday... yeah, keep moving to the Houston area by the millions buying up houses in tightly packed subdivisions, and let me know how well that works out for y'all when a Cat 4 or stronger hurricane plows thru this part of Texas because we are WAY overdue something stronger than Hurricane Ike or Alicia every was! smh! 😕ps. Cloudy and cool outside here right now, but starting tomorrow the sun will be back and the temps will hit the lower 90's with 100% humidity and homes without power (and hence no AC) will quickly become uninhabitable.... then the real misery starts!

[@ursulasmith6402]

​@michaelshrader5139 I been preaching this for years! Finally, someone is actually using the brain.

[@ursulasmith6402]

Mold invasion will start.

[@MargDBX]

COMMUNISM OF THE ELECTRICITY BY THE BUSHWACKERS AND ENRON THEIVES. DEREGULATED ELECTRICITY WITHOUT THE PUBLIC PERMISSION OR VOTE. DEAD PLANTS IN BACLIFF AND PLANO

[@jeffreyowens3966]

*JUS* shutdown the CITY of HOUSTON 🚀

[@jeffreyowens3966]

*JUS* shutdown the CITY of HOUSTON 🚀