Harris County emergency management officials are closely monitoring the system and coordinating with CenterPoint to prepare for potential impacts, including power outages and other weather-related disruptions.
While widespread power outages are not expected, CenterPoint has approximately 2,700 frontline workers staged around the clock to respond to and restore any outages that may occur. The company also has more than 100 frontline gas workers on standby to respond if significant flooding impacts the underground gas system.
Residents can sign up for CenterPoint’s Power Alert Service here, which provides individualized information specific to outages at a resident’s home or business. Customers can also use CenterPoint’s outage tracker to monitor outage information and restoration updates, which is available here.
Entergy and American Electric Power have also activated emergency operations centers, inspected infrastructure, and communicated outage plans via phone, text, email, and social media. ERCOT is reporting no current reliability issues, maintaining backup power supplies, and urging residents to stay away from downed power lines and check local utility websites for outage updates.
At this time all county operations are expected to remain normal tomorrow, but departments will share updates if that changes.
Some area school districts have announced closures due to the weather. Residents should check with their individual school districts for the latest information regarding closures, delays, and other schedule changes.
Harris County residents should be cautious driving and never drive into high water. Before getting on the road, check the Houston TranStar live traffic map for information on road conditions. Residents can stay weather-aware and follow the latest updates by visiting www.readyharris.org.
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