Most in Houston area are getting power back after storm, but some may have to wait until the weekend

Day 7 without power is getting dangerous and unhealthy for some

The math is good if you're looking at percentages for power restored in the last week. Not so much for people enduring a full week without electricity. And for some, the situation is becoming unhealthy, even dangerous.

Most in Houston area are getting power back after storm, but some may have to wait until the weekend

HOUSTON (AP) -- Power was expected to be restored by late Wednesday to nearly all Houston area homes and businesses left in the dark by last week's deadly storm, according to officials.

Most in Houston area are getting power back after storm, but some may have to wait until the weekend

Officials say power is expected to be restored to nearly all Houston area homes and businesses left in the dark by last week’s deadly storm. But possibly up to 20,000 customers might have to wait until the weekend before their lights come back on. Brad Tutunjian, with CenterPoint Energy, says around 98% of residents and businesses would have power restored by the end of Wednesday. Tutunjian says the 2% of customers, or about 20,000, likely to st…

Most in Houston area are getting power back after storm, but some may have to wait until the weekend

Officials say power is expected to be restored to nearly all Houston area homes and businesses left in the dark by last week’s deadly storm. But possibly up to 20,000 customers might have to wait until the weekend before their…

Small businesses across the Houston area work to recover after days-long power outages

Pudgy's Fine Cookies in the Heights had to toss most of their inventory due to loss of power. They just reopened Wednesday for the first time since the storm.

CenterPoint expects some Houston-area power outages to extend into weekend

As of mid-afternoon Wednesday, the electricity company said about 92% of the 922,000 customers that lost power during last Thursday's deadly storm had their service restored. Nearly 60,000 remained without electricity.