CenterPoint crews responded to isolated power outages across the Greater Houston area after a cold front brought 40 to 50 mph wind gusts through its service territory. At peak storm activity, no more than 1% of customers were without service at any one time. As of 5:30 a.m., about 10,000 customers remained without power, which the company said was less than 1% of its 2.9 million electric customers. The utility said it had restored about 130,000 customers since outages began. About 900 frontline workers and contractors were continuing restoration work.

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