Power outages reported as storms move through Houston area
Power outages have been reported in the Houston area due to storms, with most of the outages focused in the city of Houston and hundreds of customers without power in Fort Bend County.
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Posted 8/28/2023, 2:00:13 AM
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Tens of thousands of DTE Energy customers in the Metro Detroit area were without power after severe storms caused outages, with larger groupings in Oakland County.
More than 13,000 people in Ohio are without power following the storms, with Lorain County experiencing the largest outages.
Widespread power outages have occurred in the Greater Cincinnati area due to weather-related damages on power lines, with less than 1,000 Duke Energy customers currently affected.
Severe thunderstorms in Kent County and surrounding areas caused power outages for over 195,000 customers, with winds reaching over 60 mph, severe lightning, and quarter-sized hail.
Texas was able to avoid rotating outages thanks to statewide conservation efforts, as the Texas Electric Reliability Council of Texas ended its energy conservation request and thanked residents and businesses for their efforts to conserve power.
Over 800 residents of Springfield, Missouri are experiencing a power outage in the Southwest part of the city.
A cold front in Austin, Texas caused power outages and a temperature drop from 106 to 82 in one hour, while storms were slowly weakening and rain showers continued.