CYPRESS, Texas (AP) — Kenny Beck surveyed the damage Tuesday to his family’s two-story home after at least one tornado tore through the Houston area, damaging over 100 homes at the start of a busy Thanksgiving travel week that has Americans closely eyeing the weather.

“Half my roof on the back is gone,” Beck, 46, said as workers cleared large tree branches and other debris from around nearby houses. “We’ve lost a lot of ceiling because of the rain. Our garage door got sucked in.”

No injuries were reported from Monday’s storm but it uprooted trees, downed power lines and scattered debris throughout some neighborhoods northwest of Houston. National Weather Service staff were surveying the area to determine if multiple tornadoes had struck.

Beck said that while repairs are being made, his

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