October 25, 2025

Early Saturday morning (October 25), Houston was hit hard by strong thunderstorms, cutting electricity to over 150,000 homes and businesses. At 5:40 AM local time, CenterPoint Energy reported 157,181 customers without power. Adding to the chaos, tornado warnings were issued for several counties, including Harris, Montgomery, and Waller, as pouring rain and strong winds pummeled the region. FOX 26 Houston confirmed that Entergy Texas reported another 20,670 customers without power, showing how widespread the outages really are. These storms came after a flood watch was already in place late Friday night. Wondering how to check if your power is out? Residents can visit the CenterPoint Energy Outage Tracker at tracker.centerpointenergy.com or the Entergy Texas Outage Map at etrviewoutage.com/map?state=TX. You can also report problems directly via these sites or through their mobile apps. Before the storm struck, CenterPoint Energy didn’t sit idle—they had 1,300 frontline workers and contractors on alert at 12 service centers, ready to jump into action. Nathan Brownell, vice president of resilience and capital delivery at CenterPoint, told the Houston Chronicle, “We are taking this storm seriously. We’re preparing for it, and we will be quickly and safely responding to all outages.” Safety is key! CenterPoint warns everyone to stay far away from downed power lines since they might still carry deadly electric current. Also, avoid standing water— it could hide live wires too. In their words, “Always assume downed wires are live.” Restoration work has started but how long will it take? That depends on how bad the damage is. CenterPoint’s outage tracker updates frequently with the latest news, but there’s no confirmed time for all power to come back yet. Officials ask everyone to keep watching weather alerts and utility updates as crews work hard to bring the lights back on across Houston. FAQs: - How to check outage status? Visit tracker.centerpointenergy.com for CenterPoint or etrviewoutage.com/map?state=TX for Entergy. - How many without power? Early Saturday, over 157,000 CenterPoint customers plus more than 20,000 Entergy customers were without electricity. - What if you see downed power lines? Stay far away and never touch them—danger is real! Stay safe, stay informed, Houston! The storms have shaken the city, but help is on the way.

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