Why Texas' mass power outages continue to happen

[txwhitedove]

5. Houston area has a lot of trees, and trimming is done around power lines. However, there can be

tornadoes in hurricanes, hopping around indiscriminately in a swath of destruction. Main trees that fell in my cul-de-sac were huge 99 ft pines and some oaks, while my little bench pillows in front didn't budge. It was weird, scary, unexpected of a Cat 1 storm miles inland. Last hurricane to uproot 2 pines in my neighborhood was Ike in 2008, but this was worse. Trees down on houses, cars, power poles, transformers. Someone needs to do a true article of us and neighborhoods that pulled together and then celebrated when power came on after 8 days. We're tired but grateful.