Bayou Brief: Post-Beryl Resources & Updates

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Bayou Brief: July 11, 2024

• Houston Chronicle Live Updates – Follow the Chronicle‘s ongoing coverage of Houston’s recovery from Hurricane Beryl.
• Houston Landing Live Updates – Follow the Landing‘s ongoing coverage of Houston’s recovery from Hurricane Beryl.
• Space City Weather – The duo at SCW continues to breakdown Hurricane Beryl while looking forward to a possibly rain week ahead.

Power Restoration Efforts

• CenterPoint Restoration Map – CenterPoint has released a more detailed power outage map, showing what phase of restoration various areas are undergoing, and when you might expect power to return.
• When do regions of Greater Houston receive power? | Community Impact | Jessica Shorten – In addition to the new map, CenterPoint has also indicated which Greater Houston areas will reserve servicing, including areas in Beaumont, Port Arthur, Dayton, Huntsville, Conroe, and several more.
• Houstonians make use of Whataburger app for power updates | Houston Landing | Miranda Dunlap – Before the interactive map was released, Houston residents found they could receive broad ideas of power restoration based on a Whataburger location map that showed out-of-service restaurants.
• Did CenterPoint prepare enough? | Houston Landing | Clare Amari, Elena Bruess, Miranda Dunlap – In the wake of Beryl’s destruction, politicians and residents turn to CenterPoint’s preparations for a Category 1 storm in Houston.
• Summer heat without power highlights growing threat | Texas Monthly | Peter Holley – As intense storms and an active hurricane season bring disruption to Texas life, residents need to begin preparing for the dangers of extreme heat in the aftermath.

Open & Closed Places in Houston

• Open gas stations across Houston | Houston Chronicle | Shakari Briggs – Sourced from GasBuddy.com, track down the latest open gas stations in your area.
• Cooling stations open in Houston – If you’re in need of a place to cool off, you can find a list of cooling centers available through Houston Chronicle and Houston Landing.
• Open & closed restaurants in Houston | CultureMap | Eric Sandler – Throughout the Greater Houston area, more restaurants and bars are beginning to reopen as a respite from post-storm problems.
• Houston map of street hazards and storm debris | Houston Chronicle | Caroline Ghisolfi – This interactive map shows intersections, streets and other roadways impacted by storm debris, power outages, and other hazards.

What’s Next?

• How to manage Beryl debris | Houston Chronicle | Shakari Briggs – Once you’ve cleared branches and other debris scattered by Beryl, learn what to do with it and what the schedule of trash pickup will look like over the next week.
• Find depositories for Beryl debris | KPRC | Rilwan Balogun – Several depositories across the Greater Houston area will accept storm debris and other garbage.
• Galveston begins rebuilding | Houston Landing | Briah Lumpkins – While the city pushes to restore power, Mayor Craig Brown is asking tourists to hold off on traveling to the island while rebuilding begins.
• Make an emergency kit | Houstonia | Jessica Lodge, Uvie Bikomo – If you’ve held off on preparations, right now is always the best time to stock your emergency kit for the next severe weather or disaster event.

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