Houston power outage tracker: Centerpoint, Entergy updates, map; how to check status

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Power outages are impacting thousands of customers across the Houston area after severe weather.

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Houston power outage tracker

As a line of storms moved across the area early Saturday morning, more than 180,00 people were without power. The number has since decreased.

Another round of storms is heading toward the Houston area for Saturday night.

By the numbers:

Here are the latest outage numbers as of 8:50 p.m.

• Centerpoint reports around 6,500 customers without power.
• Entergy reports about 770 customers without power.

Houston power outage maps & report an outage

What you can do:

If you see a downed power line, you're urged to stay away from the power line and contact Centerpoint or Energy. 

Here's how you can check the status of your area.

• Click here to view the Entergy outage map. Click here to report an outage at your home.
• Click here to view the Centerpoint Energy outage map or to report an outage at your home.

Centerpoint restoration update

Centerpoint shared this update on Saturday morning:

"A wave of severe storms containing strong winds and frequent lightning moved through the Greater Houston area early this morning from 3-6 a.m., with the hardest-hit areas seeing wind gusts up to 40 – 50 mph and up to 1.5 inches of rainfall.Wave One: Early Saturday morning impacts

At the storms’ peak, approximately 169,000 of CenterPoint Energy’s 2.8 million customers in the Greater Houston area were without power. 95% of customers did not experience any interruptions in service, and more than 30,000 impacted customers have been restored of 7:30 a.m. Crews and additional contractors are actively working to assess damage and restore the remaining 150,000 customers experiencing outages. Restoration efforts began immediately as the storms moved through the area and will continue throughout the day and CenterPoint will provide ongoing restoration updates.

Wave Two: Forecasted for Saturday night

Crews will work to restore as many customers as possible throughout the day and ahead of a second round of potentially strong storms forecasted to move through the Greater Houston area from approximately sunset to midnight tonight. Pre-positioned crews that were deployed yesterday to the company’s 12 service centers will work throughout the weekend to restore are currently performing damage assessments and working to restore power safely and as quickly as possible.

"Any outage is one too many and we want our customers to know we are focused on restoring their electric service as safely and quickly as we can," said Jason Fabre, Vice President of CenterPoint’s Special Response Team. "Our crews are mobilized across the impacted areas and we won’t stop until the last customer is restored. We will continue working around the clock to restore service. We appreciate our customers’ patience and encourage everyone to stay safe and informed as restoration continues."

CenterPoint’s enhanced storm response includes:

• Large repair crews focused on major restoration work such as replacing poles, repairing overhead lines, and restoring transformers.

• Rapid response teams assessing damage and performing immediate repairs where conditions allow.

• Specialized underground crews addressing outages involving underground cables and equipment.

• Vegetation management teams clearing fallen trees and debris to ensure safe restoration.

• Material support staff providing crews with the equipment and supplies needed to expedite repairs.What customers should do:

• Sign up for Power Alert Service®: Get outage updates and restoration times.

• Track outages: Bookmark our new Outage Tracker (available in English & Spanish and mobile-friendly) to see outage information in your area.

• Stay safe: Visit CenterPointEnergy.com/ActionCenter and Ready.gov for storm safety tips.

• Follow us: Real-time updates will be available on X and at CenterPointEnergy.com/ActionCenter."

Centerpoint shared this update at 10 a.m.:

"As of 10 a.m., more than 120,000 customers impacted by this morning’s severe storms have been restored in the past five hours. 1,300 crew members are actively deployed across the Greater Houston area and working to assess damage and restore the remaining 49,000 customers experiencing outages safely and as quickly as possible.

Pending additional weather impacts this evening, CenterPoint expects to be able to restore essentially all customers impacted by this morning’s storms within 24 hours. We will continue to provide restoration updates via our Outage Tracker and social media channels throughout the day."