Alyssa Duncin, 26, walks with her daughter Kingsley Duncin, 3, through the family home shortly after it was destroyed by a tornado that struck nearby on Saturday, December 28, 2024, in Alvin, Texas. (Raquel Natalicchio, Houston Chronicle/AP)

HOUSTON – At least two people were killed and six others injured when multiple tornadoes touched down in Texas and Mississippi on Saturday, damaging homes and overturning vehicles.

One person died in the Liverpool area, south of Houston, and four people suffered injuries that were not considered critical, said Madison Polston, spokeswoman for the Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office.

Polston said there are “several touchdown points” in the county between Liverpool and Hillcrest Village and Alvin. She said officials were aware of about 10 damaged homes so far but were still working to determine the extent of the damage.

In Mississippi, one person died in Adams County and two people were injured in Franklin County, according to a spokesman for the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency. According to the National Weather Service, two tornadoes struck around Bude and the town of Brandon, ripping the roofs off of several buildings.

“These storms are likely to get much worse the further east you go this evening and overnight,” said Josh Lichter, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.

It appeared that at least six tornadoes touched down in the Houston area, although they may find there were more as crews go out to assess the damage, Litcher said. He said there was damage in the area from both tornadoes and direct winds.

North of Houston, mobile homes were damaged or destroyed in Katy and Porter Heights, with the doors of a fire station blown out, the weather service said.

According to the website FlightAware, Saturday afternoon’s storms also caused departure delays of over an hour at Houston’s two main airports – Bush Intercontinental and Hobby.

About 71,000 utility customers were without power in Mississippi, and that number is expected to rise, said Malary White, chief communications officer for the state emergency management agency.

The agency did not have official damage reports, but expected them to arrive later. White said first responders were focused on keeping people safe and making sure everyone was held accountable.

“We expect more thorough damage assessments to be carried out from the early hours of this morning,” she said.