Hurricane Beryl knocks out power to more than 2M, downgraded to tropical storm (unlocked)

Update 5:15 p.m.: Power outages are starting to come down from the peak numbers seen early Monday afternoon.

As of 5:08 p.m. on July 8, CenterPoint is reporting 2,127,985 customers affected by 5,993 active outages. That’s down from at least 2,214,521 customers and at least 6,355 active outages within the 2 p.m. hour.

CenterPoint has restored 804 outages affecting 664,220 customers within the past 24 hours as of 5:08 p.m.

As of 5:15 p.m., Entergy Texas is reporting 246,082 affected customers,…