Six people have been reported dead, and at least two are missing as severe weather sweeps across the Gulf Coast.
"A large weather system moving through the region has been producing heavy rainfall and severe thunderstorms since Friday," said weather.com meteorologist Quincy Vagell. "Record rainfall has caused flooding across Texas, and the storms have spawned numerous reports of tornadoes over parts of several states."
The National Weather Service confirmed an F1 tornado in Rapides Parish damaged buildings and trees near Elmer, Louisiana, on Saturday. A second F1 produced similar damage to trees and outbuildings near Cravens, Louisiana, the same day.
Six confirmed tornadoes were reported south and east of Houston on Saturday morning, according to the National Weather Service. There were reports of overturned mobile homes and possible injuries. Utilities in East Texas said that 44,000 customers were without power.
The National Weather Service reports that tornadoes caused damage to six communities in the Houston area. A radar-confirmed tornado damaged between 10 and 30 homes around 7 a.m. in an eastern Harris County subdivision, according to the Associated Press.
The worst of the flooding was reported in the southwest and southeast parts of town, with the Westbury area receiving nearly six inches of rain.
Saturday, the city's nearly 23-mile light rail system suspended service because of the rainfall. Emergency management officials say high water also affected public bus routes and swamped major highways.
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