CenterPoint Energy keeping an eye on potential tropical development in the Gulf

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HOUSTON – CenterPoint Energy says they are making preparations and keeping an eye on a system that could develop later this week in the Gulf.

The system is located off of Florida’s Atlantic coast as of Monday afternoon, but is forecasted to move into the Gulf and the National Hurricane Center currently gives it a 40 percent chance of development over the next week.

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While CenterPoint says it is still early and there are many variables, the company is ready to take action with its summer storm readiness plan. Should the disturbance continue to organize, gain strength, and models align on its different track, CenterPoint will take further actions.

“CenterPoint’s meteorology team has been monitoring this disturbance as it moved toward the Florida peninsula over the weekend. And we will continue to monitor, review new models and data and leverage our suite of technology assets, so we are prepared,” said Matt Lanza, CenterPoint’s Manager of Meteorology. “Right now, we are anticipating the low likelihood of an end of week potential rain event.”

“While it is early and weather models can change, we want our customers, communities and public to know that we have a summer storm readiness plan. We encourage everyone to keep an eye on the weather this week while CenterPoint stands ready to activate,” said Darin Carroll, Senior Vice President of CenterPoint’s Electric Business.

The company provided a list of actions it may take to prepare and respond to storms this summer:

  • Mobilizing vegetation management workers: Deploying local and contract personnel to clear hazardous vegetation from power lines in the Greater Houston area ahead of storm landfall to prevent outages.
  • Coordinating with government officials: Providing regular updates to federal, state, county and city officials about our pre-storm activities and readiness posture.
  • Conducting outreach to critical care customers: Reaching out to identified Critical Care Residential and Chronic Condition Residential electric customers by email, phone or text. 
  • Sharing information and updates: Providing safety and preparedness information directly with customers via email, phone or text, across social media platforms and other channels to keep customers informed and prepared.
  • Organizing additional call center staffing: Securing additional call center staff to handle a higher volume of calls during the storm and limit wait times.

Other agencies keeping an eye on system

CenterPoint Energy is not the only company or agency that is keeping a close eye on the system. On Monday, Matagorda County shared they too are monitoring the disturbance.

Regardless of its evolution, the disturbance is expected to bring significant rainfall to Southeast Texas, raising the risk of flash flooding from mid to late week

“Our greatest concern remains the coastal areas—especially low‑lying zones prone to flooding,” stated Matagorda County Judge Bobby Seiferman.

Emergency officials have boosted communications and coordination with local government, public safety departments, and utility partners.

The City of Bay City and City of Palacios have crews on standby, and are prepared to respond as conditions warrant. With the EOC currently operating at Level 2, teams are monitoring meteorological updates and river levels.


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