Texas-based utility provider CenterPoint Energy has said it will have nearly 3,500 distribution line workers on standby around Houston to deal with any power outages caused by Tropical Storm Francine which is due to lash southeastern parts of the state from Tuesday evening.

With Hurricane Francine's expected landfall today, CenterPoint Energy continues to actively monitor and focus its response efforts on nearly 400,000 natural gas customers that could be impacted across Louisiana and Mississippi.

The National Hurricane Center says a tropical disturbance is likely to become a cyclone that could impact southeast Texas. All eyes are on CenterPoint now.

Alyssia Oshodi, Director of Corporate Communications and Public Outreach & Engagement for CenterPoint Energy, talks with CW39's Sharron Melton about the company's storm preparation efforts, Power Alert Service and new and improved Outage Tracker as Tropical Storm Francine lurks in the Gulf.