HOUSTON – For Houstonians, the derecho in May 2024 was the start of a long summer of storms. But for researchers, it was the storm they’d been waiting for the chance to study. It’s been a year since ...

A look back at the 2024 Houston derecho that left millions of people without power in the Houston metro, while claiming the lives of eight people on May 16, 2024 ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Friday marks one year since a rare derecho swept through southeast Texas, bringing winds upwards of 100 mph to the city of Houston. It was the first time in years that winds ...

Broken glass in the street in downtown Houston after the 2024 derecho. On this date last year, a severe weather phenomenon known as a derecho roared across southeast Texas, beginning in the evening ...

A derecho windstorm on May 16, 2024, blew out windows at TotalEnergies Tower in downtown Houston. A recently published study employed miniature models of skyscrapers to find out why the May 2024 ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- On Wednesday, the City of Houston could decide how to spend nearly $315 million in response to last year's derecho and Hurricane Beryl. It's been more than a year since those ...

Edit - but yea, this would be a fun factoid for spacecityweather.com. But the readership there isn't the same as here; most readers there just want a quick 'matter-of-fact' glance at the weather for ...

The Houston City Council on Wednesday approved a sweeping plan to spend $314 million in U.S. Department of Urban Development funding meant to help Houstonians recover from the May 2024 derecho and ...

Less than one year after a derecho slammed Houston and caused significant damage to Downtown structures, a new study says buildings designed to withstand hurricane-force gusts are at a heightened risk ...

Many Houstonians had never heard the term “derecho” before May 16 last year. That's when, at the height of evening rush hour, a wall of wind tore through downtown. I knew what I was looking at, and it ...

Meteorologists with Space City Weather say heavy rainfall Friday afternoon could lead to flooding in some areas. Credit: Photo by Eric Turnquist Heavy rainfall, high winds and hail are forecast in the ...

It's been one year since a derecho devastated the Houston area. It was May 16, 2024. What started with the possibility of severe weather turned into hurricane force winds spawning tornadoes and ...