Chevron shuts in US Gulf platform in preparation for developing tropical storm
CVX•CenterPoint Energy also prepares for possible outages
U.S. utility CenterPoint Energy on Monday said that it had activated its Emergency Operations Center, taking a series of actions to prepare for the storm.
"With the storm forecast to reach Greater Houston by Friday, if any weather-related outages occur, our crews will be ready to respond and restore power safely and as quickly as possible," CenterPoint Resilience VP Nathan Brownell said in a statement.
Storm system may strengthen and affect Gulf Coast operations
The depression could strengthen into Tropical Storm Bertha later on Monday. The National Hurricane Center issued a tropical storm watch that is in effect from the Ochlockonee River in Florida westward to the Jefferson/Plaquemines Parish border in Louisiana, and gradual strengthening is expected over the next two days.
The storm system is expected to bring 2 to 4 inches of rainfall — with isolated higher totals around 8 inches (20.3 cm) — through Friday along the Gulf Coast from western Florida to the Middle Texas Coast, the NHC added.
