Updated
Updated · KTRK-TV · Sep 2
Entergy Texas Works to Restore Power to 70,000 Customers as Edouard Hits The Woodlands
Updated
Updated · KTRK-TV · Sep 2

Entergy Texas Works to Restore Power to 70,000 Customers as Edouard Hits The Woodlands

3 articles · Updated · KTRK-TV · Sep 2

Summary

  • Nearly 70,000 Entergy Texas customers were without power by 7:15 p.m. Tuesday as Tropical Storm Edouard made landfall near The Woodlands.
  • More than 1,500 Entergy resources were deployed to assess damage, make repairs and restore service as quickly as conditions allow.
  • High winds and flooding are complicating access and slowing restoration, with the utility saying crews will keep working until it is safe to reach all affected areas.

Insights

Despite a massive $200 million grid-hardening grant, why did Tropical Storm Edouard still plunge over 75,000 Texas homes into darkness?
With high winds grounding repair trucks, are modern utility crews essentially powerless during the most critical hours of a tropical storm?
Will standard home insurance actually cover the catastrophic damage left behind by Tropical Storm Edouard's severe flooding?