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Businesses in the northwest Houston area are recovering after severe storms caused wind damage, some flooding and extensive power outages throughout the greater Houston area.
According to Space City Weather meteorologist Matt Lanza, wind speeds over 100 miles per hour were picked up in Waller County the evening of May 16 before progressing south of U.