HOUSTON – Thousands of residents in the Houston area have to deal with power outages as temperatures remained around 100 Sunday night.

According to CenterPoint Energy, nearly 31,859 customers were without power by 9:30 p.m.

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An immediate answer to why so many people were without power remains unknown, but is believed to be related to storms moving through, along with the extreme heat warning issued for the Houston area.

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