It started as a quiet afternoon in Houston, Texas, but by 4:00 PM, the sky turned pitch black. Within minutes, the city was under attack — not by people, but by nature itself.
A massive supercell thunderstorm, the strongest in over a decade, slammed into the city with full force. Winds reaching over 120 km/h, ten thousand lightning strikes in less than two hours, and hailstones the size of baseballs pounded the area.
People ran for cover. Trees were uprooted like twigs. Cars floated through flooded streets. Power went out for over 1.2 million residents, leaving entire neighborhoods in complete darkness. Emergency services were overwhelmed, and hospitals quickly filled with the injured.
But what shocked the world the most wasn’t just the destruction — it was a viral video of lightning striking the same skyscraper 14 times in under one minute. Scientists are still studying how such a rare phenomenon happened.
The thunderstorm caused hundreds of millions of dollars in damages, shutting down the airport, major highways, and schools for days.
Experts call it a once-in-a-century storm — and for the people of Houston, it’s a night they’ll never forget.
