Nearly 25,000 without power in Houston-area as strong winds blow through

HOUSTON – Nearly 25,000 customers are without power following strong storms in the Houston-area Tuesday morning and as strong winds blow in behind them.

According to the CenterPoint Energy Outage Tracker, a total of 39,854 customers are without power as of 3:15 p.m.

By 5 p.m., the number had been cut down to 24,048.

• Storms are gone, but winds are picking up in the Houston-area

Most of the outages are concentrated in Harris County, but there are also some pockets of outages in Fort Bend and Brazoria County as well.

• Cold front, severe weather starts off Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo

A Wind Advisory remains in effect until 6 p.m. Sustained winds of 20-25 mph with gusts of up to 45 mph are possible.

To check the latest CenterPoint Outage Map, click here.