I just ca n’t trust this is literal .
Houston, Texas, is recovering after Hurricane Berylimpacted the areaon Monday.
Just figure a stranded driver deliver by@HoustonFirealong a flooded 288 South Freeway . Several vehicle are abandoned in the water#khou11@KHOU#Berylpic.twitter.com / qGZpRCO1m2
Unfortunately, as of Monday,millions of peoplehave lost power.
ability is out , but we ’re trying our best to answer your questions!pic.twitter.com / wVhlfAOCbk
CenterPoint is the power provider for the area, and they have a map tracking outages. However, it’scurrently offlineand has been since May.
monitor : heap of power lines are down ; like this one . This is Westheimer at Bering . wait are ask on Earth’s surface street . Be patient.@khou#khou11pic.twitter.com / E3Iq0EX16W
So, how can you find out which areas have power?
Houston is shut , come back tomorrow … 😅 pic.twitter.com/4weehqpBmI
Whataburger.
The burger chain has many, many locations throughout the Houston metro area, and people are using the app as a makeshift power outage detector.
X user BBQ Bryan appeared to be the first person to notice this capability, saying, “The Whataburger app works as a power outage tracker.”
The Whataburger app operate as a power outage tracker , ready to hand since the electric ship’s company does n’t show a map . Still nearly 1.9 million mightiness outages.pic.twitter.com/d8srWmw1oV
And yep, it apparently reallyworks.
For anyone in the Houston area : With@CenterPointdropping the orchis again and not having a world power outage map , there is another selection . I saw and confirm you’re able to use the@Whataburgerapp and look up the location in your surface area . ensure to use the refresh button.pic.twitter.com/SoKKqEzUOS
As this person said, “Using the Whataburger app to track power outages after a hurricane is probably the most Houston thing I can possibly imagine.”
Using the Whataburger app to track power outage after a hurricane is probably the most Houston matter I can possibly imagine.https://t.co/Jmms5CJGdr
This person called it the “most US phenomenon in existence.”
This is the most US phenomenom in existence . No immediate data on power outages , but it ’s possible to track dimout vía an app that shows which hamburger joints are openhttps://t.co/TtnX0r44sJ
And this person called it like it is: “More sad than funny.”
For circumstance , the baron ship’s company , Centerpoint , does n’t have an outage tracker during a time where 2 million Houstonians are without power . We have to get creative like using Whataburger ’s app to track the outage . More lamentable than funny IMO.https://t.co/9Jd6YhuwSM
Whataburger commented on its new function, saying, “Well, there’s a use for our app we didn’t think of!”
Well there ’s a use for our app we did n’t think of ! We go for you and everyone else are okay!Can you DM us a good posting address ? We ’d love to place you something for using the app so creatively !
Bye!
Gave cogent evidence through the night that our flag was still therehttps://t.co/PlmWwm1Yjzpic.twitter.com/7yQWNwxSI9
