Oklahoma and Kansas homes suffer damage from strong storms and tornadoes

Quick storms with strong winds, large hail, and possible tornadoes hit Oklahoma and Kansas. They blew the roofs off houses and blocked roads with fallen trees and power lines. In Houston, things are getting better after the bad storms last week.

About 20 homes were broken in western Oklahoma’s Custer County, and two people got hurt in Butler, the state emergency officials reported on Sunday. A nursing home in Hydro town was damaged.

Strong winds, faster than 60 mph, were seen in many places as the storms moved eastward from Sunday afternoon to the night. In the middle of Kansas, strong winds of 100 mph were reported at the airport in Salina, according to the National Weather Service.

Jacob Schwein from Russell, Kansas, said he saw a swirling cloud from a storm. The storm damaged his house and destroyed a garage where he kept his race car, trophies, and a lot of tools.

“I saw it when I left work,” Schwein said. “I saw it fall right over there on the next road. ”

Trucks flipped over in Newton and Sedgwick counties, the office said.

“Stay inside unless it’s really important. The city of Halstead said this because of the damage and stuff in the area. ”

The weather service said it got 13 reports of tornadoes on Sunday from Oklahoma, Kansas and Colorado.

There were no classes on Monday in some places because they were cleaning up after something. More bad weather is expected later today. The weather service said there could be bad storms in Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska late Monday night and early Tuesday. The storms might create big hail, strong winds up to 75 mph (121 km/h), and possibly some tornadoes.

Some areas in Nebraska, Iowa, and Minnesota might flood because of heavy rain making rivers and creeks overflow, according to the weather service.

People in Houston who were affected by the bad storms last week got some good news. Officials said that most of the people who lost electricity and air conditioning in the hot and humid weather now have power again.

The storms on Thursday caused at least seven people to die and stopped most of Houston from moving. Strong storms and very strong winds hit the city with more than 2 million people. They destroyed buildings and other things, pulled trees out of the ground, and broke windows in tall buildings downtown.

Over 209,000 places in Texas still don’t have power, mainly in Houston. Over 2,400 customers in Louisiana still don’t have electricity. There were strong winds and a possible tornado in the area.

In a neighborhood in Houston, a lot of people who didn’t have electricity went to a place where they could get food, water, and ice. It was set up at a Boys & Girls Club. City and county buses were used as temporary places to stay cool.

“I have three daughters. Our house doesn’t have electricity, and I understand what you’re going through. We’re here to help you,” said Harris County Commissioner Lesley Briones in a video on X social platform.

The weather in Houston will be very hot and humid with sunny days. The temperature will be around 90 degrees this week and it might feel like 102 degrees because of the humidity.