{"id":20565,"date":"2025-10-25T08:58:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-25T08:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/20565\/"},"modified":"2025-10-25T08:58:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-25T08:58:07","slug":"centerpoint-reports-more-than-100k-power-outages-as-heavy-thunderstorms-hit-houston-area","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/20565\/","title":{"rendered":"CenterPoint reports more than 100K power outages as heavy thunderstorms hit Houston area"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>UKRAINE &#8211; 2021\/04\/29: In this photo illustration, a CenterPoint Energy logo seen displayed on a smartphone and a pc screen. (Photo Illustration by Pavlo Gonchar\/SOPA Images\/LightRocket via Getty Images) (SOPA Images,  \u00a9 2021 SOPA Images)<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kNAFkD cuqaEv article-text\">As the Houston area is hit with severe thunderstorms Saturday morning, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/topic\/CenterPoint_Energy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/topic\/CenterPoint_Energy\/\">CenterPoint Energy<\/a> is reporting thousands of outages in the area.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">As of 3:56 a.m. Saturday, CenterPoint is reporting 140,768 customers out.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kNAFkD cuqaEv article-text\">See <a href=\"https:\/\/tracker.centerpointenergy.com\/map\/texas?location=eyJ2aWV3Ijp7ImxhdGl0dWRlIjoyOS41OTYsImxvbmdpdHVkZSI6LTk1LjUzNCwiem9vbSI6OSwiZXZlbnRJZCI6bnVsbH19\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/tracker.centerpointenergy.com\/map\/texas?location=eyJ2aWV3Ijp7ImxhdGl0dWRlIjoyOS41OTYsImxvbmdpdHVkZSI6LTk1LjUzNCwiem9vbSI6OSwiZXZlbnRJZCI6bnVsbH19\">CenterPoint\u2019s current Outage Tracker here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Tornado warnings have been issued in several Houston-area counties, including Harris, Montgomery and Waller.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 bYFsJw cuqaEv article-text\">Last night, CenterPoint said it had pre-positioned 1,300 frontline workers and contractors at 12 service centers across the area to quickly respond to any potential impacts to service.<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kNAFkD cuqaEv article-text\">READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/news\/local\/2025\/10\/23\/centerpoint-energy-pre-positioning-crews-monitoring-situation-ahead-of-weekend-weather-threat\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">CenterPoint Energy pre-positions 1,300 workers, contractors ahead of weekend weather threat<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Breaking News Alerts<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 kiwhtN\">More Stories Like This In Our Email Newsletter<\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 nALdY copyright\">Copyright 2025 by KPRC Click2Houston &#8211; All rights reserved.<\/p>\n<p>About the AuthorMichael Horton headshot<a class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__LinkBase-sc-1fnzlkn-9 eUojqd gMnWPT\" href=\"https:\/\/www.click2houston.com\/team\/TB0VZ7DB5PYO36DHL4XWDRPJST\/\" title=\"View Michael Horton&#039;s full profile\" itemprop=\"url\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Michael Horton<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"dist__Box-sc-1fnzlkn-0 dist__TextBase-sc-1fnzlkn-3 gnunoy bOlrXa\">Michael is a Kingwood native who loves visiting local restaurants and overreacting to Houston sports. 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