Neighborhood children check out an uprooted tree that's blocking East 15th Street near Arlington Street Friday, May 17, 2024 at The Heights in Houston. Power outages could last weeks in parts of Houston, an official warned Friday, after thunderstorms with hurricane-force winds tore through the city, knocking out electricity to nearly 1 million homes and businesses in the region, blowing out windows on downtown high rises and flipping vehicles. (Yi-Chin Lee/Houston Chronicle via AP)