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The Houston area faced a storm threat Saturday that saw some strong winds, power outages and road closures through the afternoon and evening.
It's a slow moving weather system that moved southward through Southeast Texas as the evening faded into night, with rain accumulating at the I-10 East Freeway underpass at McCarty Street, which was shut down by officials because cars were stalling out in the water.
By 7 pm Saturday, CenterPoint reported about 3,000 customers without power, but crews restoring electricity had that number down to about 1,800 by 9 pm Saturday.
The rain led to high water and a brief closure of I-10 at McCarty Street.