There is something kind of romantic about seeing a big, dark rain cloud from afar. The footage in the video at the bottom of this article evokes those feelings for me. But dang, I would hate to be under that thing. It looks like a wall of water just parked itself over a portion of Houston, Texas.
Also, thank you to the person who posted it for using a soundtrack other than that awful Jet2 Holiday audio that is all over TikTok these days. The Stranger Things theme works much better for this clip.
Dark Storm Cloud Looms Over Houston, Texas
While Texas weather is known for its unpredictability, meteorologists say conditions like this often form when warm, humid Gulf air collides with cooler air masses moving in from the north. In this case, the collision produced a fast-moving storm capable of intense rainfall in a short period of time.
This thing can best be described as “apocalyptic.” The person who posted the video noted how quickly the city shifted from daylight to a near-twilight gloom. Anyway, I imagine you are tired of reading about this bad boy by now and are ready to see it in action for yourself…