More than 1 million Texans are without power as severe storms slammed the Houston area Thursday night.
The heavy rains and powerful storms also flooded streets and busted windows and glass on downtown buildings.
Mayor John Whitmere urged those in his city to stay home and off the roads.
“Many roads are impassible due to downed power lines, debris, and fallen trees,” the mayor’s statement said. He also touched on the “significant” power outages and reports of damage in the area.
In Harris County, where Houston is, nearly 850,000 homes and business were without power about 8:30 p.m. CT, according to poweroutage.us.
The National Weather Service was expecting three to 6 inches of rain to fall, with higher totals possible in some areas. A flood watch was in place through Friday morning.
