More than 400,000 without power in Houston following Tropical Storm Nicholas

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More than 405,700 people in the Houston area were without power early Tuesday morning after Tropical Storm Nicholas made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane, CenterPoint Energy reported.

At landfall, Nicholas maintained wind speeds of up to 75 miles per hour before it gradually weakened after hitting the Texas Gulf Coast.

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