At least one person has died as tornadoes tear through neighborhoods outside Houston, driven by intensifying severe thunderstorms, while a parade of atmospheric river-fueled storms batters the West. The person who died was in northern Brazoria County where four others were injured,

One tornado swirled through fields near El Campo, Texas on Thursday, roughly midway between Houston and Victoria. Another twister touched down near Atascocita in Harris County, then moved over Lake Houston.

On Thursday, the National Weather Service issued a tornado warning for the Houston metro area as a severe storm system is rolling through Texas.