Storm Downs Dozens of Electrical Poles on South Padre Island

Storyful
4 年前

A powerful storm hit South Padre Island, Texas, in the early hours of Monday, October 21, as “winds as high as 110 mph snapped nearly three dozen electric transmission poles at their bases,” along Padre Boulevard, according to reports.

While homes and businesses largely escaped physical damage, there were widespread power outages.

Resident Tomas J Saenz Jr, who shot this drone footage, told Storyful that he lost power to his home and that there was “lots of lightning,” during the storm. He said that the experience felt as “powerful as a hurricane.”

Saenz Jr recorded the aftermath of the storm on Monday morning. The broken poles are visible along with additional damage to the central part of the resort town. Credit: Tomas J Saenz Jr via Storyful