At least one person has died as tornadoes tear through neighborhoods outside Houston, driven by intensifying severe thunderstorms, while a parade of atmospheric river-fueled storms batters the West. The person died in northern Brazoria County where four others were non-critically injured,

One tornado swirled through fields near El Campo, Texas on Thursday, roughly midway between Houston and Victoria. Another twister touched down near Atascocita in Harris County, then moved over Lake Houston.

At least one person was killed and several injured as storms roared across Texas and other parts of the South Saturday. Areas around Houston were especially hard hit, with homes destroyed and tens of thousands of power outages reported.