
Thunderstorm on 290, Houston 6:07pm, 2-14-26
Recorded on my Zoom H4 from my dashboard, once we broke through the worst of the storm.
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Recorded on my Zoom H4 from my dashboard, once we broke through the worst of the storm.
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