I lived in Texas City back in the 1980s and it seemed like we'd have a big "boom" about once a year. Some harmless, some not. I'll never forget the one that sent a thick plume of soot and smoke into the air. Then a thunderstorm rolled through and brought it all back down to earth in a hurry. Every uncovered car for miles looked like some children had been using black fingerpaints all over them. The car washes made damned good money that week.
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