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Southern Texas was pummeled by a violent storm on Thursday, knocking out power for nearly 1 million residents.

A violent storm on Thursday night pounded southern portions of Texas, leaving nearly 1 million residents without power. The National Weather Service said quadrants of both Texas and Louisiana can expect widespread rainfall of 2 to 6 inches, and possibly up to a foot.Meteorologist Eric Burris posted to X on Thursday that radar indicated the storm was producing winds over 100 mph and that the storm moving through Houston was the 'definition of destructive.

Houston's ABC13 reporter Pooja Lodhia posted a video to X, depicting the destruction of windows as glass littered downtown streets.ViewsEarlier this week, Texas Governor Greg Abbott, a frequent critic of President Joe Biden, asked the president to issue a Presidential Disaster Declaration for areas of the state pounded by harsh weather last month.

 

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