More than 20,000 Houstonians still without power after strong thunderstorms, some with damaged homes

More than 20,000 CenterPoint Energy customers in the Houston area remain without power Friday evening following Wednesday’s strong thunderstorm and some are still dealing with damaged homes.

Houston power outages: CenterPoint expects restoration work to be done by Sunday

Thousands of people are still left without power following Wednesday's severe storms and CenterPoint believes they won't be done restoring power to customers completely by Sunday.

Tree crashes into Spring home after storms
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Historic wind gusts were recorded in the Northern parts of our viewing area during last night's storm. Thousands of residents were left without power overnight and much of Thursday as they began the clean-up process. FOX 26's Natalie Hee spoke to a mother who had a close call last night.

Tornadoes tear through northwest Texas town, killing 4 people and causing widespread damage

A line of severe storms produced what a meteorologist calls a rare combination of multiple tornadoes, hurricane-force winds and softball-sized hail in northwest Texas, killing at least four people and causing significant damage around the town of Matador.

El Nino blamed for recent bird deaths along Mexico's Pacific coast

Many seabirds in this region died recently, with more than 90% of the affected birds being grey-backed shearwaters, according to the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development in Mexico.

Cooling centers in Houston open during Juneteenth as heat emergency continues: list

Despite the celebration-filled weekend, Houston's weather has been uncooperative, to say the least. That's why a select number of multiservice centers will remain open and extend its hours as cooling centers

Sweltering India heat wave kills nearly 100 people

During heat waves, the country usually suffers severe water shortages, with tens of millions of its 1.4 billion people lacking running water.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott visits Perryton after deadly tornado
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Governor Greg Abbott traveled to Perryton on Saturday to see the damage left behind first-hand after a tornado ripped through the town on Thursday, killing three people including an 11-year-old boy.

Florida deputy sucked into storm drain trying to rescue stranded driver

A Florida deputy walked through a flooded street to help a stuck driver before both of them were pulled down into a storm drain, where they traveled some 100 feet in 30 seconds, and remarkably came out the other side seemingly unscathed.