Happy Monday! We hope Hurricane Beryl left minimal marks on you! Mostly down limbs, trees, and a few broken windows by us, so we are feeling very fortunate! We still have power nonetheless many people down the street don’t! We know it is very different from our normal Blog, nonetheless our community needs to bond together and help each other to move past this memorable day! We thought you might like a place to get some update links for information.
Did anyone read The Houston Chronicle’s Newsletter on July 8, 2024, their article titled, “Live updates: Beryl leaves Houston airports non-operational, 2M without power”? This article is in regard to the updates on the current situation in the Houston and the surrounding areas and the damage Beryl left on the areas. The good news in Beryl is no longer a Category 1 Hurricane it has been lost strength and has been categorized a tropical storm and is moving away from the area. The National Weather Service office has released for our area what to expect until tonight is we will have intermittent rain and wind. The city and county have requested for people to stay off the roads until the roads are clear. The two big airports are non-operational according to the article this morning, nonetheless they were expected to resume operations this afternoon; please check your carrier for their departure and arrival schedule. CenterPoint has crews working on the transmission lines, and they are restoring power to approximately 2.2 million customers slowly. Here’s an updated link to check your area; CenterPoint Energy - Outage Center (gisoutagetracker.azurewebsites.net) or check out the Whataburger App. We have out of state help, who came into the area to help with the cleanup of our ravaged cities and counties prior to today which include the Red Cross as well as others. Here’s the link for the Red Cross in case you need help, or you would like to help with the recovery of the area.
A few government agencies have announced closures for Tuesday, July 9, 2024, which include area school districts and universities like HISD, click link for updated list. We are sure as the day progresses more will join the list. Here’s the link for Harris County and the City of Houston for updates on closures. If you would like updates from The Houston Chronicle, please click the link: Beryl live updates: Death toll rises to 4 in Houston area (houstonchronicle.com).
The Ports in the path of Beryl are in
recovery mode. Please click the link for
the updated announcements from the Port of Corpus Christi. Please
click the link for update on Port Houston
and its terminals and its closures on Tuesday, July 9, 2024. We weren’t sent any
updates on Port Freeport, Galveston Wharves, or any of the other ports in the
area, we will update as information comes in.
If you would like help in looking
into how to transport your liquid product from your terminal and reduce your
emissions to spearhead your company’s goal of becoming carbon neutral, contact
us via the email in the blog and check out our ESC's website!
We wish you a speedy recovery from the wrath of Beryl and
hope you end the week with a bit of luck on your side! We hope you have a great and productive week!
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