Status of Entergy power outages in Montgomery County

CONROE, Texas - Entergy continues to work through the Memorial Day holiday weekend to restore power to customers throughout Montgomery County, though many have been informed that power may not be restored until late Sunday evening.

Repetitive storm systems moving across Montgomery County from the west, veered off in different directions leaving no area of the county unscathed from high winds, which toppled trees and flinging branches, which took its toll on overhead power lines and transformers.

Per the Entergy website…

Three separate storm fronts accompanied by heavy thunderstorms moved through Southeast Texas beginning Thursday night and continuing throughout the day Friday. Over the course of the three storm fronts, approximately 88,227 customers were left without power. Since outages began Thursday afternoon, crews have restored power to 53,677 customers. Entergy Texas continues to respond to the event by bringing in additional restoration workers to assist with restoration efforts. Damage assessments are nearing completion and workers are restoring service to customers as quickly and safely as possible. As with most restoration efforts, Entergy is focusing on restoring power to essential services such as hospitals, nursing homes, fire and police departments and water systems first, then the effort will focus on restoring service to areas where the greatest numbers can be restored fastest.

To expedite restoration, if you suspect the electrical service entrance to your home or business has been damaged, we recommend contacting a licensed electrician to inspect the damage and make the necessary repairs.

Conditions such as this can create problems for an electric system. In addition, the restoration process can also be hampered by the surge of instantaneous electrical demand from appliances (air conditioning, water heaters, etc.) when service is restored, potentially overloading protective devices on the electrical system. To reduce this impact of instantaneous demand, Entergy recommends if you lose power that you turn any electrical appliances that can easily be turned off to the off position until power is restored.

Conroe was one of the most affected areas. Posted to the Entergy website…

Conroe and Surrounding Areas

As of 8:00 am, May 28 there are 15,062 customers currently without power in the Conroe, Willis, Montgomery and surrounding Lake Conroe areas. Assessment of the area is 60% complete with additional scouts arriving and 100% assessment to be completed by today.

Entergy currently has over 100 line workers restoring power in the area with approximately 160 additional workers expected to arrive in the Conroe area today from East Texas, Alabama, Louisiana, Kentucky and Tennessee.

The focus today will be in South Conroe areas of Duggan, Cut-N-Shoot, Hwy 105E, River Plantation, Grangerland, FM 3083 and FM 1485 and additional oilfield areas. Additional focus today will be placed on restoration to the North Willis area, mainly Corinthian Point, Texas National, Panorama Village and Dobbin areas.

Damage in these areas includes broken poles, damaged transformers, wires down and trees on power lines. All customers who can take power should be restored by 10:00 pm Sunday, May 29.

As of this writing, there are still 224 outages in Conroe; a total of 13,694 residents.

The Woodlands in south Montgomery County

The Woodlands Persisting storms caused additional outages Friday evening, May 27. Currently there are over 500 customers without power in the Woodlands area, concentrated mainly in the River Oaks, Panther Creek and Alden Bridge areas. High water has hampered restoration efforts in some areas but power should be restored to all customers who can take power by 10 p.m. Saturday, May 28.

To monitor outages go to the Entergy website.