Severe storms caused widespread damage in Texas on Tuesday, leaving nearly 400,000 homes and businesses without power as of Wednesday evening. The storms brought tornadoes, strong winds up to 70 mph, golf-ball-size hail, and flooding rainfall of up to 2 inches in some areas over a short period. Power restoration efforts were ongoing, but due to the extensive damage, some areas may not have power restored until Friday. The storms also caused travel disruptions at major airports in Dallas, Newark, and New York.
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00:02 Severe storms caused widespread damage in Texas on Tuesday, leaving nearly 400,000 homes
00:07 and businesses without power as of Wednesday evening.
00:10 The storms brought tornadoes, strong winds of up to 70 mph, golf ball-sized hail, and
00:15 flooding rainfall of up to 2 inches in some areas over a short period.
00:19 Power restoration efforts were ongoing, but some areas may not have power restored until
00:23 Friday due to the extensive damage.
00:26 The storms also caused travel disruptions at major airports in Dallas, Newark, and New
00:30 York.
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