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HOUSTON (AP) — Power outages could last weeks in parts of Houston, an official warned Friday, after thunderstorms with hurricane-force winds tore through the city, knocking out electricity to nearly 1 million homes and businesses in the region, blowing out windows on downtown high rises and flipping vehicles. The National Weather Service said it confirmed a tornado with peak winds of 110 mph (177 kph) touched down near the northwest Houston suburb of Cypress in Harris County. Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, the county’s top elected official, said crews were still trying to determine the extent of the damage and the number of casualties from Thursday’s storms. Houston Mayor John Whitmire said four people, and possibly five, had in Houston facing no power for weeks after storms cause widespread damage, killing at least 4Thunderstorms have killed seven people and left more than half a million homes and businesses without power in south-eastern Texas. Residents in the area could be without power for weeks after Thursday's storm, which packed 110mph (177km/h) winds, said officials. The deaths were mostly caused by downed trees and power lines and lightning. The storm has moved on to neighbouring Louisiana with flood warnings in place for the Gulf dead after powerful storms slam Houston, TexasWe're in recovery mode,“ Houston Mayor John Whitmire said. In a news conference on Thursday evening, Houston Fire Chief Samuel Peña said two of the deaths were caused by falling trees, while a third person died in a crane storms hit southeastern Texas on Thursday, killing four people, downing trees and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of homes in the Houston area and surrounding areas. Houston woke up to scenes of destruction on after severe storms with winds of up to 100 mph spewed debris across roads, and littered the ground downtown with broken glass. Officials confirmed that four people died in the power outage map: Severe storms leave nearly 800,000 homes, businesses without powerThe three-match T20 series between Bangladesh and the USA ahead of the T20 World Cup has fallen into uncertainty after the temporary cricket complex of the venue was destroyed due to a major storm. All matches of the series were supposed to be held at Prairie View Cricket Complex in USA's Houston on May 21, 23, and hits venue, Bangladesh-USA series uncertainAuthorities reported more weather-related deaths in Texas on Friday night after a storm system battered the Houston area. Meanwhile, severe weather is set to wreak more havoc in the Southeast, bringing a risk of hail, damaging wind, and tornadoes to the area over the weekend. On Friday evening, the National Weather Service issued tornado watches for parts of southern Georgia, southeast Alabama and the Florida Panhandle and confirmed three tornado touchdowns in the Pittsburgh area. Severe weather batters USA: Death count rises in Texas; tornado touchdowns near Pittsburgh=/?view_single=1&source=shared_permalink&mibextid=XUfhQ2كارثة امريكا⚠️ عواصف قاتلة تضرب فلوريدا الان صدمة⛔ عاصفة القنبلة في امريكا عاصفة تضرب امريكا عاصفة امريكا مباشر فيضانات امريكا اليوم اخبار غزة، فيضانات امريكا اليوم #storm #tornado #america
