Satellite images show widespread Houston power loss after Hurricane Beryl’s landfal

Caroline Ghisolfi, Vivien Ngo | Source: Houston Chronicle | Posted 07/11/2024

Millions lost power when Hurricane Beryl stormed through the greater Houston area Monday. And it showed, even from space. Satellite images captured by NASA Monday night show large swaths of darkness in Houston’s suburbs, which are usually brightly lit. City lights also dimmed Monday evening as millions of Houstonians remained without power, the images show.

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Millions of Houston residents were left without power after Hurricane Beryl hit the area on Monday, as seen in satellite images from NASA showing darkened suburbs and dimmed city lights. The storm made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane near Matagorda, causing widespread blackouts in Harris County.

CenterPoint Energy reported a peak of 2.26 million customers without power in Houston, with about 1.7 million still in the dark on Tuesday morning. The utility company mobilized thousands of personnel to restore power, with an estimate that 1 million customers might have power back by Wednesday evening, leaving many residents to cope with the aftermath of the storm's impact for days to come.

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