Severe thunderstorms that slammed Texas overnight left four people dead and knocked out power in the Houston area.
— Houston Mayor's Office May 17, 2024 Wind gusts surged to 100 miles per hour, the same strength as Hurricane Ike when it hit Houston in 2008. As of 7 a.m. Friday, over 800,000 people in Texas were without power, according to PowerOutage.us. Neighboring Louisiana had nearly 160,000 residents without power."We’re responding to a large number of power outages caused by severe weather in parts of our service area. Please be prepared for extended weather-related power outages and possible delays in some outage notifications. Crews are assessing damages and making repairs as it is safe to do so," CenterPoint Energy said on X.
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