Power restoration efforts continue after Wednesday's storms in Central Texas
AUSTIN (KXAN) — Following Wednesday’s storms, power companies in Central Texas continue to work to restore power in some areas.
As of 6:45 a.m. Thursday, Austin Energy’s outage map showed there were 452 active outages, which affected more than 30,000 customers.
“Because the damage is so substantial, outages and restoration activities are still expected to extend for multiple days,” AE said. “There is currently no estimated time of restoration for outages related to the storm.”
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Wild hail in Windsor Park ( Courtesy: Kristen Harper) -
Flooded Street on Rockwood Lane (KXAN Viewer) -
Front yard covered in hail (Courtesy Pattie Farley) -
Fallen tree at 16th Street and Ulit Avenue (KXAN Viewers) -
Tree down in Creestview neighborhood (KXAN Viewer) -
Tree snapped at Mcneil and 620 (KXAN Viewer) -
Hail in Cedar Park (Courtesy Celeste Luxeder) -
Hail 3 miles south of Bertram -
Hail between Burnet and Bertram (Courtesy: Khris)
The utility said it would continue to work to restore power.
“All available crews are working on the system. Austin Energy thanks customers for their patience,” AE said.
As a reminder, AE said to never touch a downed power line.
“Stay at least 35 feet away from downed lines and never use an object to move a downed wire. Never touch anything or anyone in contact with a power line. When a live wire touches the ground, electricity fans out throughout the area,” AE said.
Bluebonnet Electric Cooperative (BEC) was also dealing with two major outages that were initially impacting more than 800 customers. The utility has since restored more than 400.
BEC’s outage map showed that both outages occurred shortly before 7 p.m. Wednesday, and as of 6:10 a.m. Thursday, crews were still out working to restore power.
