Millions Still Without Power As Temperatures Soar

On Tuesday July 9, Texans in the wake of Hurricane Beryl had their first full day to assess the damage of the Category 1 storm. Millions of customers remain without power as temperatures are expected to rise to a heat index of 105 degrees.

Beryl made landfall near the small coastal town of Matagorda, about 100 miles outside of Houston. The damage the storm brought as it traveled through the state was extensive. In total, over 2.7 million lost power, and three people died.

CenterPoint Energy, the utility company for Harris County, announced that an additional 1 million customers should have their power restored by Wednesday evening. Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, who is the acting governor while Greg Abbott remains on a planned trip in Asia, warned that many Texans could expect a “multi-day” process to get their power restored. KHOU-11 has an extensive tracker of current outages.

Houston has opened multiple cooling centers according to State Senator Carol Alvarado, who also noted that every YMCA is serving as a cooling center. Some of the cooling centers currently open include:

Southwest Multi-Service Center (open until 6:00 pm)

6400 High Star Drive Houston, TX 77074

Bayland Community Center (open until 6:00 pm)

6400 Bissonnet Street Houston, TX 77074

Radack Community Center (open until 6:00 pm)

18650 Clay Road Houston, TX 77084

Lakewood Church (open until 8:00 pm)

3700 Southwest Fwy Houston, TX 77027

Trini Mendenhall Community Center (open until 8:00 pm)

1414 Wirt Road Houston, TX 77055

Crosby Community Center (open until 8:00 pm)

409 Hare Road Crosby, TX 77532

Juergen’s Hall Community Center (open until 8:00 pm)

26026 Hempstead Road Cypress, TX 77429

Weekley Community Center (open until 6:00)

8440 Greenhouse Road Cypress, TX 77433