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| Electricity transmission towers were damaged in Cypress, Texas, by a strong storm on Thursday, May 21, 2024 - Janett Avalos / Houston Public Media |
I don't think I've ever heard of power transmission towers being taken down by a windstorm. Cypress is a suburb of Houston.
A derecho has to have a wind damage swath extending more than 240 miles and include wind gusts of at least 58 mph or greater along most of its length.
ReplyDelete58 doesn't sound like a big threat except to lawn furniture and small dogs, but that one in Houston hit 123 mph.
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