AccuWeather Chief Meteorologist Jonathan Porter said: "This windstorm will go down in the history books as one of the most damaging storms in modern Houston history that was not caused by a hurricane." (Credit: Thomas B. Shea/Bloomberg)
Powerful windstorms battered Houston late last week, causing at least seven deaths, flipping trucks on highways, bringing down trees and power lines and blowing out windows on high-rise buildings, according to AccuWeather, which estimates that damages are in the $5 billion-$7 billion.
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Steve Hallo
Steve Hallo is managing editor of PropertyCasualty360.com. He can be reached at [email protected]
