Multiple tornadoes touched down in Texas and Mississippi on Saturday, killing at least two people and injuring several others as homes and vehicles flipped during severe weather.
Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman Madison Polston said one person was killed and four others were seriously injured in the Liverpool area south of Houston.
Polston said there were “multiple touchdown points” in the county between Liverpool and Hillcrest Village and Alvin. She said so far officials know of about 10 damaged homes but are still working to determine the extent of the damage.
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In the southwestern Mississippi city of Natchez, one person died and two others were injured due to severe weather, Mississippi Emergency Management Agency spokeswoman Mallory White told CBS News in an email. She did not immediately provide details about the circumstances of the death. White added that two other people were injured in nearby Franklin County.
The National Weather Service said two tornadoes touched down around the nearby cities of Bude and Brandon in southwestern Mississippi, tearing the roofs off several buildings.
“These storms will become much more severe as they move east this evening and overnight,” National Weather Service meteorologist Josh Richter said.
At least six tornadoes appeared to have touched down in the Houston area, but more may be discovered as crews head out to survey the damage, Litcher said. He said there was damage in the area from tornadoes and straight-line winds.
In Montgomery County, north of Houston, Deputy Chief Jason Smith told CBS News in an email that between 50 and 100 homes were damaged by severe weather that toppled trees and power lines.
Smith added that at least two people have been hospitalized, but there have been no reports of serious injuries so far.
Mobile homes were damaged or destroyed and firehouse doors were blown off in the Katy and Porter Heights areas of Montgomery County, the weather service said.
The storm delayed departures from Houston’s two major airports, Bush Intercontinental and Hobby, by more than an hour Saturday afternoon, according to the website FlightAware.
As of Saturday night, more than 111,000 customers were without power in Mississippi, according to utility tracker PowerOutage.us. Another 61,000 people were without power in Louisiana.
The Mississippi Emergency Management Agency had no official reports of damage but expected it to come later. According to White, first responders were focused on ensuring people were safe and holding everyone accountable.
“We expect to begin a more thorough damage assessment in the early morning hours,” she told The Associated Press.
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