HOUSTON – CenterPoint Energy is preparing for potential for strong to severe thunderstorms ahead of Tuesday’s cold front.
The company is also monitoring a weather watch issued by the National Weather Service for portions of Texas where CenterPoint’s electric transmission is located given forecasted strong winds accompanying the cold front.
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“We’re continuing to monitor the potential for severe weather and impacts to our electric and natural gas systems overnight and into tomorrow evening. We’re keeping a particularly close watch on the potential for outages that could result from forecasted high wind gusts and lightning. With our entire Greater Houston electric territory in the area of just marginal severe weather risk, we don’t anticipate widespread damage and related outages at this time, but we are coordinating our resources and response for all outcomes,” said Matt Lanza, CenterPoint’s Meteorology Manager and member of CenterPoint’s Emergency Preparedness and Response team.
Houston area impact
A cold front will move through Tuesday morning, bringing the chance for rain and strong to severe thunderstorms. An early look at the forecast suggests that the strongest storms will likely stay north and east of the Houston metro. Currently, models show the line moving in a little after the start of the morning commute.
Most of the eastern half of the area is within the severe risk.
The 1 out of 5 severe risk stretches from Galveston County up towards the Brazos Valley while areas to the east, including the eastern portions of Chambers County, Liberty County, San Jacinto County, Houston County, and all of Polk and Trinity Counties are all within the 2 out of 5 risk.
Outage Tracker
CenterPoint’s enhanced Outage Tracker will be used to update individual customers on their expected restoration date as soon as possible after restoration expectations are determined.