Houston storms kill seven, leave hundreds of thousands without power amid heat wave

by ASSICIATED PRESS | LEKAN OYEKANMI DAVID J. PHILLIP AND KEN MILLERAs the Houston area works to clean up and restore power to hundreds of thousands after deadly storms left at least seven people dead, it will do so amid a smog warning and scorching temperatures that could pose health risks.

The heat index is what the temperature feels like to the human body when humidity is combined with the air temperature, according to the weather service. More than a half-million homes and businesses in Texas remained without electricity by midday Saturday, according to PowerOutage.us. Another 21,000 customers were also without power in Louisiana, where strong winds and a suspected tornado hit.

“In addition to damaging CenterPoint Energy’s electric infrastructure and equipment, severe weather may have caused damage to customer-owned equipment” such as the weatherhead, which is where power enters the home, the company said. Houston Mayor John Whitmire previously said at least four other people were killed in the city when the storms swept through Harris County, which includes Houston.

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