At least two people have been killed in the storm.
Over 2.7 million customers across Texas were without power due to the storm.
Tropical Storm Beryl made landfall near Matagorda, Texas, as a Category 1 hurricane.
Tropical Storm Beryl made landfall near Matagorda, Texas, on July 8, 2024, as a Category 1 hurricane. The storm brought intense winds and rain to the Houston area, resulting in widespread power outages affecting over 2.7 million customers across Texas. At least two people have been reported dead due to the storm.
CenterPoint Energy and Entergy, two major electricity providers in the region, were preparing for potential impacts to their systems as Beryl approached landfall over the weekend. Customers who depend on electricity for life-sustaining equipment were encouraged to make alternate arrangements or consider on-site back-up capabilities.
Natural gas should be left on to maintain proper pressure in natural gas piping within homes and prevent water from entering the lines during flooding. Both CenterPoint Energy and Entergy reported significant outages, with over 2 million CenterPoint customers and over 200,000 Entergy customers affected.
The National Hurricane Center closely monitored the storm's progression throughout the day. As of Monday at 1:52 p.m., approximately 2,214,521 CenterPoint Energy customers and about 245,000 Entergy customers were without power.
The list below includes facts from various sources regarding Tropical Storm Beryl's impact on the Houston area and power outages:
Facts:
At least two people have been killed in the storm.
Tropical Storm Beryl made landfall near Matagorda, Texas, as a Category 1 hurricane.
Over 2.7 million customers across Texas were without power due to the storm.
Customers who depend on electricity for life-sustaining equipment are encouraged to make alternate arrangements for on-site back-up capabilities or other alternatives in the event of loss of electric service.
Natural gas should be left on to maintain proper pressure in the natural gas piping within the house and to prevent water from entering the lines should flooding occur.
Accuracy
2,218,194 CenterPoint Energy customers are currently without power in the Houston area due to Hurricane Beryl.
, Over 2.7 million people are without power in Texas.
CenterPoint Energy was closely monitoring the forecast and preparing for potential impacts to its natural gas and electric systems as Beryl approached landfall.
Hurricane Beryl made landfall on Monday, July 8, 2024
CenterPoint Energy's Outage Tracker, a map of Houston metro area affected by electrical outages, is currently offline due to ‘technical difficulties’.
Customers can sign up for CenterPoint’s Power Alert Service for community-specific outage information and estimated restoration times via phone call, text or emails.
Accuracy
Over 2.1 million CenterPoint Energy customers are without power as of 10:55 a.m. Monday.
Over 2.7 million people are without power in Texas.
CenterPoint aims to replace the Outage Tracker with a ‘cloud-based platform’ by the end of July.
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The article contains some instances of appeals to authority and inflammatory rhetoric, but no formal or blatant logical fallacies were found. The author mentions that CenterPoint officials have communicated their plans to restore power and that State Rep. Armando Walle is encouraged by their efforts. This can be considered an appeal to authority as the credibility of CenterPoint and Rep. Walle's statements are being assumed based on their positions.
]CenterPoint customers While CenterPoint works to restore its Outage Trackers, the company[s] Power Alert Service provides community-specific outage information, including estimated restoration times via phone call, text or emails. Customers can sign up for the alerts through their CenterPoint online account.[
State Rep. Armando Walle, D-Houston, whose legislative district includes the Northside and Aldine areas, said he has been in 'constant communication' with CenterPoint officials in advance of Monday[u2019]s storm arrival. Walle said he is encouraged by their plans to restore outages.
