UPDATE 1-Over 100,000 still without power in U.S. Gulf Coast after storms

(Adds latest outage figures) May 26 (Reuters) - Over 100,000 homes and businesses were still without power Tuesday afternoon after severe storms battered the U.S. Gulf Coast on Monday and Tuesday, according to local utilities. That is down from about 170,000 customers without service on Tuesday morning. The storms moved from west to east, hitting Texas first before moving on to Louisiana and Mississippi. Power companies in Texas have restored power to many affected customers,