‘We’re in recovery mode’: Storm kills 4, Houston mayor asks Houstonians to stay home

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Torrential rains and winds sparked tornado warnings across the region, with power outages close to 900K.

This week’s Insider Deals are so good you’ll want all of them– The severe storms that slammed into Houston Thursday afternoon and evening killed four people, blew windows out of downtown high rises, caused widespread damage and shut power off to nearly 900,000 customers.

The biggest threat right now, he said, is traffic control. Most of the traffic lights across the city are down. Firefighters were taking live wires off highways, the mayor said, urging people to stay away from downtown because of the glass and debris. The number of outages overwhelmed CenterPoint Energy, which warned customers their outage updates “as well as our ability to provide estimated restoration times may be delayed or unavailable,” asking for patience.

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