Houston storms 2024: Video shows 3 vehicles stranded 5 feet deep in floodwaters near Jensen and Creston Drive Tuesday

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — Viewers sent ABC13 videos of the storm that ravaged the area Tuesday, serving as reminders not to drive through floodwaters.

Lauren Gonzalez captured the effects of high winds when a tree was toppled and toppled onto several vehicles in a University of Houston parking lot.

Authorities reported that Tuesday’s storms brought flooding and wind gusts of up to 75 mph, consistent with Category 1 hurricane winds.

ABC13 storm chaser Jaime Garcia was near Jensen and Creston Drive in northeast Houston where three vehicles were stuck in floodwaters under the bridge.

The water gauge on the structure shows the flood level was just under 5 feet deep.

Your high-level driving skills won’t help you avoid sinking into flood waters, so don’t take any risks.

As hurricane season approaches, storms are expected. However, Houston has been hit by back-to-back natural disasters over the past two weeks.

In late April, heavy rainstorms flooded many homes and businesses. Then a deadly EF-1 tornado with peak winds of 110 miles per hour hit the area two weeks before Houston was hit by another storm on Tuesday.

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Less than a foot of water can float your car, and if it floods, that means you could sink and drown.

According to the Federal Emergency Management Administration:

• Only 6 inches of moving water will reach the base of most passenger vehicles

• 2 feet of water can sweep away your vehicle, even an SUV or truck

• Most vehicles float in only a foot of water

If that doesn’t seem like a lot to you, consider that a cubic foot of water weighs over 60 pounds. Each foot of rising water applies 500 pounds of lateral force to a vehicle.

If floodwaters are rising around your car but the water is not moving, the agency advises you to abandon the car and move to higher ground. Do not leave the car and enter moving water.

Meteorologists have repeatedly emphasized how dangerous it is to drive on water.

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