(Photo Credit: Representational/ UnSplash)Over a million CenterPoint Energy and Entergy customers in Houston faced power outages during thunderstorms and a tornado warning on Thursday.
As of 9 p.m. EDT, over 900,000 CenterPoint Energy customers and more than 42,000 Entergy customers were affected.
These outages coincided with severe thunderstorms hitting Houston and nearby areas, including Cypress.
Photos and videos shared on social media showed intense rainfall and thunder in the region, with reports of flooding in certain areas.
Meanwhile, the National Weather Service issued a Tornado Watch for southeast Texas.
(Photo Credit: Representational/ UnSplash)
Over a million CenterPoint Energy and Entergy customers in Houston faced power outages during thunderstorms and a tornado warning on Thursday. As of 9 p.m. EDT, over 900,000 CenterPoint Energy customers and more than 42,000 Entergy customers were affected. These outages coincided with severe thunderstorms hitting Houston and nearby areas, including Cypress.
Photos and videos shared on social media showed intense rainfall and thunder in the region, with reports of flooding in certain areas. Images showed downed powerlines in Cypress. Gusty winds and hail were also reported in various locations.
Meanwhile, the National Weather Service issued a Tornado Watch for southeast Texas.
The following counties are under watch -
Austin
Brazoria
Brazos
Burleson
Chambers
Colorado
Fort Bend
Galveston
Grimes
Harris
Houston
Liberty
Madison
Montgomery
Polk
San Jacinto
Trinity
Walker
Waller
Washington
Wharton
Cities included in the watch:
Alvin, Anahuac, Angleton, Bellville, Brenham, Brookshire, Bryan, Caldwell, Cleveland, Clute, Coldspring, College Station, Columbus, Conroe, Corrigan, Crockett, Dayton, Dickinson, Eagle Lake, El Campo, First Colony, Freeport, Friendswood, Galveston, Groveton, Hempstead, Houston, Huntsville, Lake Jackson, League City, Liberty, Livingston, Madisonville, Mission Bend, Missouri City, Mont Belvieu, Navasota, Old River-Winfree, Pearland, Pecan Grove, Prairie View, Rosenberg, Sealy, Shepherd, Somerville, Stowell, Sugar Land, Texas City, The Woodlands, Trinity, Waller, Weimar, Wharton, and Winnie.
Additionally, Grimes County was under a Flash Flood Warning until 6:45 p.m., while San Jacinto and Walker County were under a warning until 7 p.m. Additionally, Polk County was under a warning until 7:30 p.m.
"Storms continue to slowly slide south and east, with the strongest storms remaining north of our coverage area. The expectation is for storms to begin developing further south over the next 1-2 hours. Large hail and damaging winds are possible. Locally heavy rain as well," said the NWS Austin/San Antonio in a post on X.
