Dallas County Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins and Oncor officials said it would likely be multiple days before power could be fully restored to the 600,000 customers...
Dallas County Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins listens as Grant Cruise, communications manager with Oncor, speaks during a press conference following a severe storm on Tuesday, May 28, 2024, in Dallas. Ferocious winds and heavy rain swept through North Texas early Tuesday, flooding roads, downing trees and power lines and knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of people.County Judge Clay Lewis Jenkins signed a declaration of disaster as more than 322,000 residents were without electricity.
“The damage itself is not unusual because we do have straight-line winds frequently here in North Texas, but the extent of the damage and the number of the customers affected is unusual,” he said. “I’ve been doing this for 14 years and I don’t remember ever having a multi-day event quite like this one.
Lewis Jenkins said just because someone’s power is out Tuesday doesn’t necessarily mean it will be out multiple days — but it is a possibility. Tuesday morning’s storms created baseball-sized hail, winds exceeding 80 mph and a “significant amount” of cloud-to-ground lightning, Oncor spokesman Grant Cruise said, but linemen were prepositioned to respond to outages and mobilized immediately to critical facilities.“We did have a significant number of downed lines because of this weather event,” Cruise said. “In many cases, it’s not going to be simple repairs. We’re looking at complete reconstruction for parts of our area.
Cruise said Oncor has requested assistance from other utility agencies across Texas and outside the state “to get them here as quickly as possible.”, especially in high-impact areas; check in with loved ones who may need help if their power is out; and stay home if it’s safe to do so., Breaking News Reporter. Lana Ferguson joined The Dallas Morning News after reporting in South Carolina's Lowcountry for The Island Packet & Beaufort Gazette newspapers.
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