Even with predictions of bad weather ahead of time, the severity of the Thursday night’s storms surprised many people in the Houston area on May 16, 2024 complete with a tornado warning. Some organizations — ECHO — were able to carry on, while others had to throw in the towel — HISD — when they lost power. By Friday morning several thousands of people remained without power. (Photos by Jeff Balke, Alexandra Blake, Sam Byrd, Darrin Clifton, Margaret Downing, Noel Freeman, Jamie Christopher Olivier, Jef Rouner, Hazael Sanchez and Eric Turnquist).
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High winds weren’t the only problem. -
Not an easy cleanup here. -
Aftermath -
Blocked in -
Even with no power, ECHO kept its performances going Thursday night thanks to lighting from cell phones and tablet. -
Texas Southern University and Greater Third Ward. -
Streets by TSU -
TSU -
Turn around, don’t drown. -
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A higher than usual bounce. -
Trees and flooding, a double whammy. -
After waiting for the power to come back on, when it didn’t, HISD cut short its meeting. -
Huge splinters -
Crash -
In Meyerland at the intersection of Beechnut and Rice
