CenterPoint reported nearly 55,000 customers without power in the Greater Houston area as a wind advisory continues.

The windstorm moving through Texas knocked out power to more than 50,000 by early Tuesday afternoon. That number fell to just under 4,000 by Wednesday morning.

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The latest update comes two days after the first death was reported in a school-aged child who lived in the outbreak area.

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