Storms and power outages

Reporting an outage

Power is delivered by CenterPoint Energy regardless of which retailer bills for it: "We deliver but do not sell electricity."¹ Outage reports, restoration estimates and downed-line reports go to CenterPoint rather than to the retail provider. See electricity.

Electric outage or downed line: 713-207-2222.¹ A gas leak has a separate number, 888-876-5786.¹ CenterPoint runs an outage tracker that updates "every five minutes".²

CenterPoint's instruction for a downed line: "See a downed power line? Stay at least 35 feet away and call 911 and 713-207-2222."³

Generators

The City of Humble lists installing a generator among the works needing plans submitted.⁴ A permanent standby generator involves a transfer switch and a gas or propane connection. Portable generators run outdoors and away from windows, and not in a garage.

Hurricane season

Hurricane season runs June 1 to November 30. The hurricane center puts the peak at September 10, "with most activity occurring between mid-August and mid-October".⁵

Still open

• Which parts of Timberwood lose power first and come back last. No utility publishes this.
• Whether any tree limbs here consistently threaten service drops
• Which local tree services do storm work at short notice, which belongs in Services

See also

• Flooding
• Electricity
• Who to call