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350 Alabama Power Employees Travel to Houston to Help in the Aftermath of Hurricane Beryl

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Hundreds of Alabama Power employees left the state Tuesday morning to help in Houston. Hurricane Beryl slammed into Texas on Monday, knocking out power to millions and leaving a trail of destruction. Houston was hit hard, with CenterPoint Energy reporting that more than 2 million homes and businesses were without power in and around the nation’s fourth-largest city. To help speed the restoration of power, Alabama Power sent a team of 350 people, including 300 resident contractors, to help CenterPoint. At least two people were killed when trees fell on homes, and the National Hurricane Center said damaging winds and flash flooding would continue as Beryl makes landfall. A third person, a civilian employee of the Houston Police Department, was killed when he was trapped by floodwaters under a highway overpass, Houston Mayor John Whitmire said. No structural damage was immediately reported, however. The power outage was an all-too-familiar experience in Houston: Powerful storms had just battered the region in May, killing eight people, knocking out power to nearly a million and flooding many streets. Restoring air conditioning is an urgent priority for most homes as temperatures begin to rise. The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory saying the region’s heat index could reach 105 degrees Fahrenheit.

HOUSTON —

Hundreds of Alabama Power employees left the state Tuesday morning to help out in Houston.

Hurricane Beryl struck Texas on Monday, knocking out power to millions and leaving a trail of destruction.

Houston was hit hard when CenterPoint Energy reported that more than 2 million homes and businesses were without power in and around the nation’s fourth-largest city.

To speed power restoration, Alabama Power sent a team of 350 people, including 300 resident contractors, to assist CenterPoint.

At least two people were killed when trees fell on homes, and the National Hurricane Center said high winds and flash flooding would continue as Beryl moved inland. A third person, a civilian employee of the Houston Police Department, was killed when he became trapped in floodwaters under a highway overpass, Houston Mayor John Whitmire said. There were no immediate reports of structural damage.

Losing power was an all-too-familiar experience for Houston: Powerful storms had just ravaged the region in May, killing eight people, leaving nearly a million without power and flooding many streets.

Restoring air conditioning is an urgent priority for most homes as temperatures begin to rise. The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory saying the region’s heat index could reach 105 degrees Fahrenheit.

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