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HOUSTON -- Power outages scattered across storm-weary Texas on Wednesday could linger into the weekend after storms flooded streets in Houston and ripped off roofs in Dallas, leaving a teenager dead and injuring others.
HOUSTON -- Power outages scattered across storm-weary Texas on Wednesday could linger into the weekend after storms flooded streets in Houston and ripped off roofs in Dallas, leaving a teenager dead and injuring others.
Tornadoes in Iowa last week left at least five people dead and dozens injured. Storms killed eight people in Houston this month. April had the second-highest number of tornadoes on record in the country. The storms come as climate change contributes in general to the severity of storms around the world.
In Dallas, where some homes were damaged by trees, the city has opened respite centers where people can get shelter and air conditioning.
Residents across Texas are recovering again from storms that ripped off roofs in Dallas and flooded roads in Houston. Up to 1 million homes and businesses were without power during the severe weather Tuesday. One electric utility said Wednesday that some outages could linger into the weekend. A 16-year-old construction worker was killed when a house being built near Houston collapsed. A 6-year-old boy and two adults were critically hurt at a campground after they were shocked by a downed power line. The National Weather Service says the active weather pattern will continue in the central U.S.