Texas storm leads to tornado emergency being issued near Houston

A powerful storm system took aim at the Gulf Coast on Tuesday, spawning a tornado that caused damage east of Houston.

The National Weather Service had issued a tornado emergency for that area, warning that a "large, extremely dangerous and potentially deadly tornado" was on the ground Tuesday afternoon and was headed toward Baytown, about 25 miles east of Houston. The warning expired as the system moved to the east.

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There were downed power lines and damage to homes and businesses in Baytown, but no reports of serious injuries, said Baytown spokesperson Jason Calder.

Footage from Houston TV station KTRK showed damage to buildings and power lines in Pasadena, a city southeast of Houston. There were no immediate reports of injuries.

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The website PowerOutage.us, which collects live power outage data from utilities across the United States, reported about 123,000 Texas customers were without power Tuesday afternoon, mostly in the Houston area and surrounding counties.

It was the start of what's expected to be a stormy day along the Gulf Coast. The Storm Prediction Center in Norman, Oklahoma, said areas along the coast from Houston to the Florida Panhandle could see tornadoes, strong winds and hail on Tuesday.

The storm system was also bringing snow and ice to much of the central U.S.

Nets provide update on Kevin Durant, who's been out with knee injury

Kevin Durant has been out since Jan. 8 after suffering a sprained MCL.

The Brooklyn Nets re-evaluated their superstar on Monday, and while they're "very pleased" with his rehab thus far, he is still ways away from returning.

Kevin Durant has been out since Jan. 8 after suffering a sprained MCL.

The Brooklyn Nets re-evaluated their superstar on Monday, and while they're "very pleased" with his rehab thus far, he is still ways away from returning.

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"Durant will continue to strengthen his knee and begin running and on-court basketball activities this week. He is scheduled to be reassessed in another two weeks," the team said in a statement on Tuesday.

There is optimism in Nets circles he could return before, and play in, the Feb. 19 All-Star Game, The Athletic reported. However, Durant himself said he's trying not to rush himself back in action, despite wanting to play.

"I want to play tomorrow," he said.

Durant suffered a sprained MCL last season as well, which caused him to miss 21 games – in that span, Brooklyn went 5-16, including an 11-game winning streak.

The Nets lost their first four without Durant this go-round, but have won their last two.

They visit the 76ers in Philadelphia on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. ET.

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"Durant will continue to strengthen his knee and begin running and on-court basketball activities this week. He is scheduled to be reassessed in another two weeks," the team said in a statement on Tuesday.

There is optimism in Nets circles he could return before, and play in, the Feb. 19 All-Star Game, The Athletic reported. However, Durant himself said he's trying not to rush himself back in action, despite wanting to play.

"I want to play tomorrow," he said.

Durant suffered a sprained MCL last season, as well, which caused him to miss 21 games - in that span, Brooklyn went 5-16, including an 11-game winning streak.

The Nets lost their first four without Durant this go-around, but have won their last two.

They visit the 76ers in Philadelphia on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. ET.

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