Severe thunderstorms and heavy rainfall swept through southeast Texas, leaving thousands of Houston-area residents without power. issued a Weather Alert Day that remained in effect until Monday evening.
CenterPoint Energy’s outage tracker recorded significant fluctuations in the number of affected customers. Initially, at 3:03 p.m., 32,806 customers were without power. This number varied, dropping to 28,619 by 3:43 p.m. and rising to 33,580 by 4 p.m. However, by 8:50 p.m., the number of affected customers decreased to 8,063, with 69,524 customers restored within a 24-hour period.
The majority of reported outages were concentrated within Houston’s outer loop. These disruptions coincided with several counties being under a Severe Thunderstorm Watch until 8 p.m. The storms, anticipated to reach Houston between 2 p.m. and 5 p.m., posed threats of large hail, potentially reaching golf ball size or larger, and damaging winds ranging from 60 to 80 mph.
Additionally, both Bush and Hobby airports implemented ground stops shortly before 3 p.m. Passengers were advised to check their flight status on the National Airspace System Status.
