HARRIS COUNTY, Texas — Less than two weeks after the Houston area was slammed by an out-of-the-ordinary weather event, a somewhat "typical" Southeast Texas weather system hit the Houston area.
On Tuesday, strong wind, hail and rain slammed the region. Wind gusts of up to 75 mph were recorded at George Bush Intercontinental Airport and quarter to golf ball-sized hail was also spotted.
The storm was responsible for at least one death. A teen was killed during the storms in Montgomery County. Investigators said the 16-year-old who was inside a house under construction when it collapsed didn't survive.
In Harris County, Judge Lina Hidalgo said that the derecho that hit the Houston area on May 16 was unusual while what happened Tuesday, May 28, was more of a "typical" Southeast Texas weather event that's common this time of the year.
Conditions were expected to remain conducive for severe thunderstorms through the next few days, she said, although it's hard to predict if something severe will happen.
More power outages
The widespread power outages that had just about been restored were once again at the top of mind for those dealing with the loss of electricity. Some residents who had to throw out food on May 16 were put in the same situation again.
Hidalgo said CenterPoint was still assessing the outages, but it was nowhere near what the region dealt with a couple of weeks ago.
Officials said 1,800 of the 4,000 mutual assistance crews that were here helping with the derecho turned around to come back to help the Houston area get the lights back on.
For reference, the May 16 event knocked out the power close to one million CenterPoint customers in the Houston area while the May 28 event peaked at just over 300,000 customers.
FEMA assistance
According to Hidalgo, people who suffered property damage in Tuesday's storm are eligible for FEMA assistance. She said it's part of the ongoing weather disaster that includes flooding at the beginning of the month and the derecho storm from May 16.
To get assistance, call 211 to get routed to FEMA or call them directly at 800-621-FEMA. One word of caution, though, is if you had damage Tuesday and you also had damage in the May 16 storm and FEMA is still reviewing your application, don't file a new application for the May 28 storm. Instead, go to your existing application and update it.
Debris remains
As Houstonians picked up from the May 16 storms, debris was placed by the street. Now, that debris could have shifted to the middle of the street, causing dangerous driving conditions.
Crews were working to pick up the debris and will continue to work through the next few weeks.
You're asked to call 311 with debris concerns.
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Election issues
Hidalgo said more than a dozen voting locations lost power on Tuesday. Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth notified the state of the outages and the disruptions they caused voters.
Hudspeth was expected to give an update on Tuesday evening around 7:30 p.m.
Visit HarrisVotes.org to see which locations were impacted.