A storm that ripped through Houston on Tuesday afternoon disrupted electrical service for some parts of the community for up to three hours.
City Clerk Lorraine Aye said a lightning strike shortly before 5 p.m. at a substation at West Highway 17 was the main culprit.
The power was restored at about 7 p.m. for a section of the downtown business district. An hour later, additional businesses and homes had power. All had electricity was restored in about three hours.
Despite the power outage, balloting continued at the Houston Storm Shelter, which also was made available when the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning. The building has an emergency generator. Election work also continued at the Texas County Courthouse, which also has a backup generator.
There were no immediate reports of storm damage. Some basements took on water. That was the case at the Houston United Methodist Church.
Earlier:
A storm that ripped through Houston on Tuesday afternoon disrupted electrical service for some parts of the community for about three hours.
Power was restored on the west side of Grand Avenue at about 8 p.m.
Balloting continued at the Houston Storm Shelter, which also was made available to residents when the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning. The building has an emergency generator. Election work also continued at the Texas County Courthouse, which also has a backup generator.
There were no immediate reports of storm damage.
Election returns will begin shortly at www.houstonherald.com and on the Herald’s cable information channel seen in Houston, Raymondville and Licking households.