Many Houston-area residents were caught off guard Thursday evening when powerful storms and at least one tornado blew through the region, causing at least four deaths, widespread power outages, downed trees and extensive damage to buildings and infrastructure. There was a similar sense of surprise Friday as Houstonians surveyed the impacts and reflected on what had happened. Julia Orms, who lives near a impacted downtown area, said she didn't know the magnitude of the storm. Nearly 1 million homes and businesses lost electricity at one point Thursday night, and more than 600,000 remained without power as of Friday afternoon, according to CenterPoint Energy. In addition to the four weather-related deaths reported by the City of Houston, two Westwide High School students were injured while riding a bus that got caught in the storm, according to Houston ISD, which said the students were at home Friday and recovering. Read this story at houstonpublicmedia.org #Houwx #txwx #tornado...