HOUSTON - At least six people have died in Texas and one in Louisiana from Hurricane Beryl, as a huge clean-up and restoration operation gets underway.

A 53-year-old man and a 74-year-old woman both died when trees fell onto their homes in separate incidents in Harris County, Texas, police told NBC news.

Montgomery County Emergency Management confirmed the deaths of three people: a man who was struck by a tree while operating a tractor, and two people whose bodies were found in a tent in a wooded area.

Beryl has since been downgraded to a tropical depression, but more than 25 million people from Arkansas to Michigan were under flood watches Tuesday as the remnants moved northeast. Up to 5 inches of rain and thunderstorms are possible in the storm's path, the National Weather Service said, and some thunderstorms will be severe and could produce tornadoes.

There were 110 tornado warnings on Monday — the most on record for any July day — including 67 in Shreveport, Louisiana.

Story Date: July 10, 2024