People using a WhataBurger app to track outages, because the local utility, CenterPoint, does not have that capability.
This outage follows close on the heels of the big Derecho that knocked out power a few weeks ago. Climate extremes continue to degrade aging infrastructure.
Expressions of frustration popping out all over.
I don’t want to hear the feels like temp or the air temp when things like this are reported. I want to hear the wet bulb temp.
Wet bulb incorporates only temp and humidity.
“Feels like” incorporates the temp, humidity and wind.
If you’re inside and don’t even have electricity for a fan, the wet bulb says it all. A hand fan can help, if either the temp or humidity is low enough.
The hotter these conditions are for people without power, the hotter it is for the linemen.