Cold front brings windy, chilly weather and spotty power outages to Houston area

A cold front has arrived in Southeast Texas, bringing a significant temperature drop and windy conditions.

A wind advisory is in effect from 6 p.m. Sunday through 6 p.m. Monday, with gusts expected to reach 40-45 mph.

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As of 10 a.m. Monday, CenterPoint Energy reported 557 outages affecting 16,243 customers across the Houston area.

See CenterPoint’s current Outage Tracker here.

CenterPoint said crews are actively responding and working safely to restore power as quickly as possible. Report any downed power lines immediately by calling 713-207-2222. Remember, never approach downed lines.

Entergy has also reported a number of outages. You can see those numbers here.