Power outages in the Houston area due to severe weather

CenterPoint Energy is reporting 5,120 customers are without lights as of 1 p.m. Friday.

Thursday night, CenterPoint Energy said some repairs are taking longer to complete due to severe weather and flooding, but crews are working to restore power as quickly and safely as possible.

Entergy Texas, Inc. is reporting around 16,489 customers are without power as of 1:04 p.m. Friday.

Entergy Texas, Inc. said changing road conditions, flooding, access to power lines and the extent of damage may affect restoration effort. You can view estimated restoration times here: http://enter.gy/601016Tes

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They offered some tips to minimize the impact of restoration

  1. Turn off A/C.
  2. Unplug major appliances like fridge, TVs
  3. Turn on a lamp
  4. When power is restored, turn A/C on last

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