More than 14,000 CenterPoint Energy customers remained without power across the Houston area Friday evening after thunderstorms knocked out electricity to tens of thousands earlier in the day.
At the height of the outages, more than 52,000 CenterPoint customers had lost electricity, the company said. By 7 p.m., that number had fallen to more than 14,000 as hundreds of workers continued repairs.
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The region saw more than 24,000 cloud-to-ground lightning strikes Friday afternoon, according to CenterPoint Energy. Thunderstorms moved into the Houston area this morning and additional storms remained possible Friday evening.
In a news release, CenterPoint said more than 350 employees and contractors were working to restore power and would continue working throughout the night.
"We appreciate our customers' patience as our crews work to restore power," the company said.
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This article originally published at Houston power outages drop after storms leave more than 52,000 without electricity.