Insights > Entergy Texas Storm Update – 07/13/24 9:30am
July 13, 2024
New Caney, Texas
Staff have restored more than 80% of customers influenced hurricane beryl
Entergy Texas made significant progress overnight restoring power to customers in areas severely impacted by Hurricane Beryl. As of 9:30 a.m. Saturday, crews had successfully turned the lights back on for approximately 212,100 of the 252,460 affected customers, bringing the company's overall recovery completion rate to over 80%. Most customers with safe power are expected to have power restored by Monday, July 15th.
Entergy Texas completed 90 percent of damage assessments from Hurricane Beryl on Wednesday, with all damage assessments completed Thursday. Heavy rains, strong winds and fallen vegetation from Hurricane Beryl damaged 651 utility poles, 304 transformers, 855 cross arms and left 171 miles of downed power lines. Damage assessors remain on site looking for repairs not related to the outage and assisting with ongoing restoration efforts.
The chart below shows estimated recovery times for the hardest-hit areas following Hurricane Beryl.
A flood warning One is currently in effect for the East Fork San Jacinto River near New Caney, affecting Liberty, Harris and Montgomery counties until Saturday evening. Entergy Texas encourages all customers to remember the following tips regarding flood safety:
- Stay away from downed lines. If you notice a downed line, please keep your distance and call 1-800-9OUTAGE to report it.
- Avoid areas of debris as downed and energized power lines may not be visible.
- Do not walk or drive through flood water. Just six inches of water can knock you over, and a foot of water can sweep your car away. Additionally, the water may be energized from nearby downed lines.
- Use extreme caution when navigating flooded areas around power lines to ensure that the boat and its passengers do not come into contact with live lines.
Cooling stations have been set up at the following locations within Entergy Texas' service area:
- The Salvation Army Beaumont, 2350 IH-10 East, Beaumont
- Elsewhere, 1107 McFaddin, Beaumont
- Crystal Beach Community Church, 1825 TX-87, Crystal Beach
- First Baptist Church, 205 East Wheat Street, Woodville
- Faith Temple Church, 650 Pollard St, Jasper
- East Montgomery County Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 16401 1st St Suite 100, Splendora
- Lone Star Community Center, 2500 Lone Star Pkwy, Montgomery
- West Branch: 202 Bessie Price Owen Dr., Montgomery
- Samaritan Society, 31355 Dr. Friendship, Magnolia
- Walker County Storm Shelter, 445 TX-75, Huntsville
- Conroe Central Library, 104 I-45 North, Conroe
- South County Branch, 2101 Lake Robbins Dr., The Woodlands
- North Montgomery County Community Center, 600 Gerald St., Willis
- Calvary Baptist Church, 816 N Blair Ave, Cleveland
- Shepard Community Center, 10251 TX-150, Shepard
- Cold Spring Regional Public Library, 14221 Hwy 150 West, Cold Spring
- RB Tullis Branch: 21569 US-59, New Caney
- St. Simon and Jude Catholic Church, 26777 Glen Loch Drive, Spring
- Corrigan City Hall, 101 W Ben Franklin St, Corrigan
Use the following resources to stay informed throughout the recovery process:
