At least 1 dead after storms hit southeast Texas on Tuesday | KTAB

HOUSTON (KIAH) — Storms continued to rage in the Houston area and other parts of the state on Tuesday.

In North Texas, numerous homes were damaged by storms, thousands were left without power due to downed power lines, and numerous trees were knocked down or uprooted during the storms.

Downtown Houston was also hit by storms for the second time in a matter of weeks. Our news partners witnessed glass falling from high-rise buildings, but there were no reports of injuries.

Around Houston, cars struggled along flooded highways and more than 300,000 homes were without power. Power shortages were still rife in some parts of the region, where people are still recovering from the hurricane-force winds earlier this month.

A series of severe thunderstorms passed over Houston on Tuesday afternoon, bringing heavy rain, 70 mph winds and hailstones the size of hailstones, according to the National Weather Service.

There were also power outages in parts of the city and significant tree damage in some areas.

Out in the suburbs, heavy hail hit Clear Lake City. As high winds and rain swept through Southeast Texas, the storms also brought hailstones the size of quarters. The hail bounced off the ground as it fell from the sky.

In the northern suburbs, a 16-year-old who had a summer job there was killed when storms swept through Magnolia.

The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement that the boy died when a house under construction began to move and then collapsed. It was confirmed that the teenager was an employee of the construction company and had permission to be at the construction site, the statement said.

The boy’s identity has not yet been determined, but police say he was part of a construction crew working on a new building on Willow Heights Lane.

After Tuesday’s storm, over 40,000 people were affected and power was restored to over 437,000 customers. More than 2,000 customers are still affected by power outages.

“Many people are without power again. We just came through the derecho a few weeks ago, which was extremely devastating and many are still recovering from,” said Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo, the top elected official in the county that includes Houston, in a video posted on social media late Tuesday.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.