“Our vegetation management crews are finding the limbs at the higher elevation of 25, 30 feet up are falling and cracking into the lower limbs that were trimmed back,” Mitchell said, adding that those higher limbs snap and tumble across the canopy of tree limbs. The company has kept up with its tree trimming schedule, but this storm is an unusual one for the area, he said. The vast majority of outages were caused by branches falling on power lines, Mitchell said. Customers should, at the latest, have their power restored by noon Friday, he said.Īs of 5:15 p.m., Austin Energy reported outages affecting slightly more than 160,000, or about 30%, of its customers. Many of the reported outages were caused by ice-laden tree branches crashing down on power lines, and repairing that damage can be lengthy and difficult, officials said Wednesday afternoon.Īustin Energy customers should expect to wait between 12 to 24 hours before their power is restored, spokesman Matt Mitchell said. Most Austin area energy customers who lost power Wednesday due to the ice storm might have to wait until Thursday for their service to come back on, according to area energy companies. Winter storm warning for Austin: Here's what you need to worry about 5:15 p.m.: Some Austin Energy customers might remain without power until Thursday, company says Here's what we know about road conditions, today's forecast and power outages: The number of customers without power continues to rise, with over 100,000 reported by Austin Energy as of 7:40 a.m.Īustin Fire said they've responded to over 75 calls related to arcing wires and that multiple stations have also lost power. Thousands of Austinites l ost power early Wednesday morning, as a result of the ice causing various problems, such as tree limbs falling on power lines. The heaviest round of freezing rain passed the Austin metro area overnight and early Wednesday morning, but lighter ice accumulation is expected to continue throughout the day until warmer temperatures come Thursday.
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