CenterPoint Energy provides final restoration update following severe weather

CenterPoint Energy provides final restoration update following severe weather

Thursday-August-1-2024

​Evansville, Ind. - August 1, 2024 - Despite storms on Thursday afternoon that caused additional outages, CenterPoint Energy crews are in the final stages of restoring power to the remaining impacted customers in the company's Indiana Electric service territory. Tuesday's severe weather, including an EF-1 tornado confirmed by the National Weather Service (NWS) with peak winds of 110 mph, resulted in approximately 33,000 customers losing power. While the vast majority of customers are expected to have power restored by the end of today, a small number of restorations may extend into tomorrow due to the extent of damage from Tuesday's weather event.

"We want to thank our dedicated workers, our customers for their patience, first responders, community leaders and volunteers who have assisted during this effort," said Shane Bradford, CenterPoint's Vice President, Indiana Electric. "Your support has been greatly appreciated as we work to restore service for our communities."

CenterPoint worked closely with local emergency management, public officials and the American Red Cross of Southwest Indiana to provide resources and cooling shelters for those in need. In Warrick County, a cooling shelter remains open in Newburgh at the Castle High School gym throughout the evening.

The possibility of scattered thunderstorms remains Thursday evening, with a chance of more widespread thunderstorms overnight. This forecasted severe weather may interfere with ongoing restoration work and could cause the outage count to fluctuate.

"Safety remains our top priority as we continue to monitor the weather and make necessary repairs to our system," said Bradford. "We are committed to restoring power to every customer as safely and quickly as possible."

Some customers may still experience delays in power restoration, particularly if there has been damage to the weatherhead - the point of entry from the service drop to the home. If damaged, the customer will need to have a licensed electrician make necessary repairs before power can be restored. After repairs are completed, customers can call 800-227-1376 to request reconnection of service.

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