CenterPoint Energy mobilizes for overnight Houston storms, outages possible
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HOUSTON - CenterPoint Energy crews will be on standby for the Houston area.
They will respond overnight as potentially severe thunderstorms are expected to move across the greater Houston area late Sunday night and into early Monday.
What we know:
The company said its Emergency Operations Center remains activated, with frontline employees and contractors prepared to address possible disruptions to electric and natural gas services.
Forecasters expect a broken line of thunderstorms to affect parts of the region between midnight and 6 a.m. on Monday, with the strongest activity during those hours.
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What they're saying:
CenterPoint’s meteorology team is monitoring conditions and supporting response planning, the company said.
"We want our customers and communities to know that our crews stand ready and will be responding overnight as storms move through the area," said John Cornelius, CenterPoint’s vice president of distribution operations and incident commander.
He added that crews will track conditions and work to restore service safely and as quickly as possible if outages occur.
CenterPoint said it has expanded its workforce for overnight response, is coordinating with local officials and emergency management partners, and continues to monitor weather developments around the clock.
What's next:
The company urges customers to sign up for outage alerts, track outages online and follow safety guidance during severe weather.
The Source: Information in this article was provided by Centerpoint Energy.