Power companies and Texas officials say restoration efforts could take days after Hurricane Beryl knocked out power for nearly 3 million electricity customers.
Miguel Angel Mendez sweeps off his front porch next to his family after unclogging debris from storm drains in front of his house caused by Hurricane Beryl on Monday, July 8, 2024, in Houston . The Mendezes have only lived in their Robindell house for a month.Millions of Texans remain without power Tuesday as temperatures warm into the 90s and the heat index is projected to push past 100 in parts of the state, one day after Hurricane Beryl’s deadly winds and rain caused widespread damage.
Temperatures in the 80s and 90s can create unsafe conditions for high-risk individuals, especially in a home with no power, and finding ways to keep cool will be paramount, he said.. The harm it causes can be more complex than, say, a tornado or fire. But extreme heat causes more deaths per year than any other weather-related hazard, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Heat can make people weak, dizzy and faint.
CenterPoint is the main electricity provider in Harris County, the state’s most populous and the one that bore the brunt of the storm. North of Houston, 90% of Montgomery County customers served by Sam Houston Electric Cooperative were without power, as were 90% of Polk County customers and 100% of Trinity County customers,Monday morning. “Please make necessary arrangements to keep yourself and your family safe.” The company also wrote that they had deployed approximately 500 lineman, contractors and vegetation crew and expect more to arrive today.
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