What you experienced was a Derecho which is a massive line of severe thunderstorms with intense straight line winds and possible tornadoes. They are not that common in Houston.
That doesn't happen in the case of hail, frontline winds, or rain severe enough to prevent you from seeing a flooded road ahead. It IS true in the case of big tornadoes. The Houston area tends to have EF0-2 tornadoes, not those Oklahoma honkers. (Our construction standards aren't what they could be.)
You cannot hear a good portion of the rain, I'm guessing because of the phone calls. This happened more than once in the video. It could have been great if it weren't for the constant interruptions
Let me just add that you do not want a dashcam date/time to be wrong. If you have to pull up a video for police, you don’t want to be standing there scratching your (figurative) nuts for 20 minutes.
I was downtown when the warning went to all phones. By the time I got to W. Gray near Kroger my car felt like it was about to be picked up. The palm trees looked exactly like being in a hurricane. The stop sign in front of me was oscillating back and forth at a 45° angle. I have never experienced anything like it. I am 60. I was listening to local news coverage and this was not predicted. They didn’t realize how bad it was until after it was over. Two weeks later many streets are closed downtown due to broken glass in high rise buildings, some quite tall. I believe the flexing of the buildings caused the glass to become dislodged more so than the wind actually blowing the glass out. Obviously every window downtown will have to be inspected.
I put hazards on whenever conditions (weather or traffic) cause me to slow to 40 mph, or less, on the freeway. I'm trying to reduce the chances of some fool rear-ending me.
Maybe this is just me, but I think you started out in the best possible place you could be during a storm like that, especially with possible tornadoes, which is in an urban downtown area. If it were me, I more than likely would have gone in to one of those underground parking garages under one of those highrises and just waited it out there. I would think that would be far better than being stuck on a freeway trapped in traffic and totally exposed to the elements.
I used live in the Northwest side (CyFair) and one day was coming up Eldrige and came very very close toa a tornado came down on Sams club roof. very minor damage but they do happen.
My son awakened me from a nap and told me there was a tornado warning, I told him he was overreacting and got mad at him for waking me up. 15 minutes later all hell broke lose.
@@tnut3305at that point they were in the safest possible place they could under the circumstances. They had nowhere else to go. You do not want to be outside in that kind of weather.
@@HeyTexasItsMe I have a small inverter in my car, and in hurricane season I try to keep the fuel topped. I recommend this. Do remember, you CANNOT run a window A.C. unit off your car. Not enough amps. For that you need a generator.
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What you experienced was a Derecho which is a massive line of severe thunderstorms with intense straight line winds and possible tornadoes. They are not that common in Houston.
they are not that common anywhere
It was an EF-1 tornado. It touched down in Cypress then crossed Jersey Village towards downtown Houston.
Yea derechos are scary and leaves trail of destruction
@@DanRustleThey are in the midwest
@@rrrghyourehot The heavy winds/rain/hail was actually a derecho (or straight line wind storm). The tornado in Cypress was a different situation.
That is a tornado death trap because other drivers stopping under the passage with you stuck in it can always cause problems
Well looks like it didn’t cause any problems here.
@@jamminman2867 Not a tornado
It looks like the traffic in general stopped because of the conditions.
They stopped because police cut off direction in both ways of the highway
LOVE my home city!!!!! We ARE TEXAS STRONG!!!!❤❤❤❤
why do people stop under overpasses when there might be a tornado? it will literally kill you
It “literally” didn’t in this case.
That doesn't happen in the case of hail, frontline winds, or rain severe enough to prevent you from seeing a flooded road ahead.
It IS true in the case of big tornadoes.
The Houston area tends to have EF0-2 tornadoes, not those Oklahoma honkers.
(Our construction standards aren't what they could be.)
Because police blocked off the highway
You've obviously never experienced Houston rush hour traffic
Not everyone knows what to do during storm
0:08
Weather Alert on Phone/Tablet.
2:04
Merging onto I-10.
7:57
Sky is noticeably darker.
8:39
Rain begins.
Wind Picks up.
9:40
Rain gets heavier.
Visibility Drops
10:17
Traffic Slows
Weather Conditions worsen
10:32
Power flash Observed
12:13
Traffic stops
22:52
Weather Conditions Improve
Traffic starts moving again
26:01
Billboard sign damaged
32:20
Rain slows down
Storm leaves the area
38:34
Traffic Suddenly slows
40:20
Traffic speeds back up
44:21
Exiting the interstate
47:15
Rain stops
😊 thank you
Your wipers are immaculate
Try Rainx windshield fluid it works extremely well for visibility for these types of conditions...
That seemed more like a derecho.
It was an EF-1 tornado. There are other videos of it touching down in Cypress then crossing Jersey Village towards downtown Houston.
It was a derecho. And we never get them here. It spawned two F1 tornadoes.
You cannot hear a good portion of the rain, I'm guessing because of the phone calls. This happened more than once in the video. It could have been great if it weren't for the constant interruptions
Last month there were so many tornadoes in Nebraska
Would you like your phone calls to be public on the Internet?
@@jaxontheboss2319 yes
The camera clock is not the correct time. Just a note.
Let me just add that you do not want a dashcam date/time to be wrong. If you have to pull up a video for police, you don’t want to be standing there scratching your (figurative) nuts for 20 minutes.
I was downtown when the warning went to all phones. By the time I got to W. Gray near Kroger my car felt like it was about to be picked up. The palm trees looked exactly like being in a hurricane. The stop sign in front of me was oscillating back and forth at a 45° angle. I have never experienced anything like it. I am 60. I was listening to local news coverage and this was not predicted. They didn’t realize how bad it was until after it was over. Two weeks later many streets are closed downtown due to broken glass in high rise buildings, some quite tall. I believe the flexing of the buildings caused the glass to become dislodged more so than the wind actually blowing the glass out. Obviously every window downtown will have to be inspected.
love how the hazards come on instantly when it starts pouring
I guess it's mandatory in Texas.
Thats what your supposed to do…
I put hazards on whenever conditions (weather or traffic) cause me to slow to 40 mph, or less, on the freeway.
I'm trying to reduce the chances of some fool rear-ending me.
Great footage - thanks for sharing!
Maybe this is just me, but I think you started out in the best possible place you could be during a storm like that, especially with possible tornadoes, which is in an urban downtown area. If it were me, I more than likely would have gone in to one of those underground parking garages under one of those highrises and just waited it out there.
I would think that would be far better than being stuck on a freeway trapped in traffic and totally exposed to the elements.
The gaps in the sound are annoying.
I used live in the Northwest side (CyFair) and one day was coming up Eldrige and came very very close toa a tornado came down on Sams club roof. very minor damage but they do happen.
I lost power for only 6 hrs from the Houston Derecho. Centerpoint loves me lolol
What is up with the sound?
One thing I don’t miss about driving in Houston: left lane bandits
My son awakened me from a nap and told me there was a tornado warning, I told him he was overreacting and got mad at him for waking me up. 15 minutes later all hell broke lose.
enough with the mute and unmute bro... we can't get the full effect of the video with you clicking the mute button, on and off
Why are people stopping under the overpass! There was no hail with this storm and if there was a tornado that was not going to save them
Well what did you expect them to do…go through the mass of traffic in front of them?
@@SuperD1960 I was talking about in general. People stopping under the overpass are the ones causing the traffic
@@tnut3305at that point they were in the safest possible place they could under the circumstances. They had nowhere else to go. You do not want to be outside in that kind of weather.
Thanks for this wonderful video. I really enjoyed it. Driving in Houston's torrential rains again. 😋
@@SuperD1960 Overpasses act as wind tunnels and are more deadly, this has been common knowledge for more than 20 years now.
Stop stopping under overpasses....
This is why I have a push bar on my truck.
forcing you to park under a spaghetti junction was a sick joke. Im glad you're okay
there’s toll camera don’t work either, tolls changed up to $0
This t storm is angry!!!! This like the most violent storm I have ever seen!!!! I can’t drive in that
Great video wish there was more audio or something to explain what's going on
Couldn't watch it due to no sound in parts
Why the traffic jam though?
Houston always has traffic and I mean always.
That weather was nuts plus light was out…
We do it all bigger here including storms
Your sound kept going out.
👍
Yeah, it's kind a destroyed.
Never seen a tornado in that part of town people forgot Houston gets hurricanes more often there
It was fortunate that you got to be semi under the overpass during the worst part.
if it was an actual tornado, getting under an overpass is the worst place to be
Hii Candy
Are we just going to ignore what is being said at 45:33?? LMAO
I'm going to guess that you are an Aquarius.
Welcome to Texas, you must be new here. We get tornadoes all the time. Thanks for the video.
Not in Houston….
Not in Houston. I'm a Houstonian and this the first storm that has really scared us. The tornado passed by my sister's house.
@@sarakuhl5075 where in texas gets the tornadoes?
Mostly the panhandle and the plains. But not houston.
Not in Houston
Dude, you drove through some rain.
That was a waste of my time. Thumbs down 👎🏻
ok
The truck is safer parking under the overpass because out in the open, he would be blown over.
Overpasses create wind tunnels
Yup. someone who don't believe in climate change would say that.
I've lived here since the 80's. I have SEEN the climate change.
It was a tornado!!
It was a derecho that spawned tornadoes.
@@stephanieh.1633 I know nothing about any of this. ☺️ I just know I was scared 😱
@HeyTexasItsMe yeah, it was scary for sure! Might as well have been a hurricane with no notice.
@@stephanieh.1633 they’re predicting hurricane season to be just as bad as
@@HeyTexasItsMe
I have a small inverter in my car, and in hurricane season I try to keep the fuel topped.
I recommend this.
Do remember, you CANNOT run a window A.C. unit off your car. Not enough amps.
For that you need a generator.
In the middle, mist of it all! while driving, meditate and do a travel safety, energetic, protection the only thing is it will not just protect you on the road your driving on but every car around you will also be protected preventing accident's👼🙏✨🚦🛣️🚑🚓🚒🚕🚗🚙🚚🚛🚜🏎️🏍️🛵 ⛽
You mean a prayer. Jesus is the ONLY one I pray to. Screw that hippie bullshit!