FEMA Administrator in Houston to Share Update After Surveying Storm Damage

HOUSTON – It’s been almost a week since the deadly Houston storm. Trees crashed into homes and vehicles, and at least 8 people were killed.

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The Houston Downtown Management District also announced Monday that more than 2,500 windows were damaged in the storm.

On Tuesday, Deanne Criswell, administrator of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), arrived to survey the damage caused by the city.

Criswell will be joined at 1 p.m. by Mayor John Whitmire and other emergency managers, as well as state and local officials, for a news conference.

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This comes after the Downtown Management District announced that several roads and areas remain closed, including:

• Louisiana – from Polk to McKinney

• Lamar – from Travis to Smith

• Dallas – Milam to Smith

• Milam – from McKinney to Polk

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Additionally, northbound Travis between Franklin and Commerce will be closed for the next few days and traffic will be routed around that block.

“Homeowners concerned about falling glass from windows that have not been closed are encouraged to do so with the full cooperation of the City of Houston Department of Public Works to complete any remaining work and promptly secure the broken windows” , said the management district.