{"id":2246587,"date":"2024-05-17T03:31:02","date_gmt":"2024-05-17T07:31:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/devastating-storms-leave-four-people-dead-and-hundreds-of-thousands-without-power\/"},"modified":"2024-05-17T03:33:04","modified_gmt":"2024-05-17T07:33:04","slug":"devastating-storms-leave-four-people-dead-and-hundreds-of-thousands-without-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/devastating-storms-leave-four-people-dead-and-hundreds-of-thousands-without-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Severe storms claim four lives and leave many powerless"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdevastating-storms-leave-four-people-dead-and-hundreds-of-thousands-without-power%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2246587&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Southeastern\u2064 Texas\u2064 was hit by \u200bsevere thunderstorms, resulting in four\u200b fatalities \u200cand\u200d widespread power\u200d outages. \u200cThis was the second incident of such catastrophic \u200dweather \u200dwithin a month. The\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/heavy-snow-hits-northeast-as-storm-cleanup-begins-in-south\/\" title=\"Heavy Snow Hits Northeast as Storm Cleanup Begins in South\">storms caused extensive damage<\/a>, including fallen trees and\u2062 high-rise building destruction. In\u2064 Houston alone, over a million\u200c residents were left without electricity, as reported. In Southeastern Texas, severe thunderstorms led to four fatalities and extensive\u200d power outages. \u200dThis marked \u2064the second occurrence of such catastrophic weather in a month. \u200dThe storms caused\u200d significant damage, such as toppled trees and high-rise building destruction. \u200dHouston saw over a million residents left without\u200c power, according to reports.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<div data-td-block-uid=\"tdi_78\">\n<p>Southeastern <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>Texas<\/a> was battered by strong <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/weather\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title>thunderstorms<\/a> on Thursday that left at least four people dead and hundreds of thousands of people without power. It was the second time in less than a month that Texas experienced such devastating weather.<\/p>\n<p>The storm system left a trail of destruction with numerous downed trees, damages to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/south-korea-logs-second-highest-daily-tally-of-covid-cases-amid-prison-church-outbreaks\/\" title=\"South Korea logs second-highest daily tally of COVID cases amid prison, church outbreaks\">high-rise buildings<\/a> in Texas cities, and left over one million people in the Houston area without power, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxweather.com\/weather-news\/thunderstorm-damage-houston-texas\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">according to reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cIf you lived through the core of these winds, you went through the equivalent of a Cat 1, if not a Cat. 2 hurricane,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.khou.com\/article\/weather\/deadly-severe-weather-houston-texas\/285-8be8cce8-74cc-4cdd-a334-f746045a6cd0\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">said David Paul, Chief Meteorologist for KHOU 11.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Several tornado warnings were issued for the area by the National Weather Service, but no tornadoes were reported. Strong winds estimated to be 70 miles per hour and higher were believed to be behind the carnage in the area. Houston Mayor John Whitmire encouraged people to stay inside and off the road and told people not to go to work tomorrow.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cStay at home tonight. Do not go to work tomorrow unless you\u2019re an essential worker. Stay home, take care of your children,\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/houston-texas-severe-weather-storms-d14447267de0a8900e1475a8ad7ed8ba\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Whitmire said during a press conference on Thursday evening.<\/a> \u201cOur first responders will be working around the clock.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Whitmire also announced the deaths of the four people due to the storms. Two people died from falling trees, and another person was killed when <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/utility-company-shuts-off-power-to-75000-californians-on-thanksgiving-due-to-high-winds\/\" title=\"Utility Company Shuts Off Power to 75,000 Californians on Thanksgiving Due to High Winds\">strong winds caused<\/a> a crane to blow over.\u00a0It was not reported on how the fourth fatality occurred.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CLICK HERE TO READ MORE FROM THE WASHINGTON EXAMINER<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Numerous streets were flooded, and hotels and office buildings in Houston\u2019s downtown area were reportedly severely damaged by the storms. Debris from the damaged buildings was scattered throughout the city\u2019s streets. Texas had deployed its Department of Public Safety officers to the area to provide assistance.<\/p>\n<p>According to reports, all classes in the Houston Independent School District were canceled Friday because of the storms. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Strong thunderstorms hit Southeastern Texas on Thursday, claiming four lives and leaving hundreds of thousands powerless. This was Texas&#8217;s second recent brush with such severe weather. 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