Texas Tornado Leaves 1 Dead and at Least 4 Injured in Brazoria County

A tornado that touched down in Brazoria County, Texas, struck some homes and other structures on Saturday, the authorities said. It was a day of tornado warnings in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi.

Two people were killed and several others were injured after a tornado touched down in southeastern Texas, and severe storms struck Mississippi on Saturday, the authorities said.

The tornado touched down multiple times in the early afternoon in Brazoria County, Texas, about 30 miles south of Houston, said Madison Polston, a spokeswoman for the Brazoria County Sheriff’s Office. There were reports that at least 10 buildings, including a school and residences, were struck by powerful winds, she added.

The body of a 48-year-old woman was found about 100 feet from her home in Liverpool, Texas, on Saturday. Preliminary reports indicate that her death was related to the storm, Ms. Madison said.

The injured were all in noncritical condition on Saturday evening, and were taken to a hospital in the Houston area. It was not immediately clear if any of the victims were sharing a residence.

“We rarely get tornadoes here in Brazoria County,” Ms. Polston said. “If we do, for there to be damage to this extent, or injuries, is also very uncommon.”

One person was killed and two people were injured in Adams County, in southwestern Mississippi, Gov. Tate Reeves said in a statement. Six injuries were reported in Franklin, Simpson and Wayne Counties, he said.

About 60,000 customers were without power on Sunday in the state, according to PowerOutage.us, which aggregates data from utilities across the country.

The damage came as the National Weather Service issued a series of tornado warnings on Saturday in areas across the South, including in parts of Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.

In Texas, there were reports of heavy structural damage from a possible tornado in Montgomery County, which is north of Houston, according to the Montgomery County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management. There were 16 reports of tornadoes spread across several states in the region as of Saturday evening, including one that was believed to have struck the East County Fire Department in Montgomery County, resulting in minor injuries, according to the service.

A tornado warning from the service’s office in Lake Charles, La., was in effect until late Saturday afternoon for northwestern Cameron Parish, just east of Texas in southern Louisiana. It had warned area residents that they faced “a life-threatening situation” in which flying debris could turn deadly, though that warning later expired.

Johnny Diaz and Hank Sanders contributed reporting.