Power Outage in Alpine, TX

A thunderstorm moved across Brewster County and produced wind damage in Alpine. A power pole was blown down and signs were shattered and blown down due to strong winds and hail. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.

A thunderstorm moved across Brewster County and produced wind damage near Terlingua. Two power poles were reported to have been knocked down by wind on Highway 118 and Farm to Market Road 170. The winds were estimated to be 80+ mph. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.

Rio Grande Electric Coop reported 2 power poles were downed near Panther Junction, TX. The severe winds also damaged a roof to a hotel/lodge near the same area.

Rio Grande Electric Coop and the public reported wind damage from Lajitas, TX to Terlingua, TX. The severe winds first damaged the roof of a home and 6 power poles in Lajitas around 1700 CST. As the storm moved northeastward, it snapped 4 more power poles along State Highway 170 from Lajitas to Terlingua.

A transmission power pole was reported down along State Highway 118.

A NWS Storm Survey concluded that damage was done to 44 power poles near Ranch Road 2627 in Brewster County, TX. Some of the poles were snapped 3 to 4 feet above the ground and all the poles fell to the south as the storm moved in the same direction around 20 mph. The poles were not consecutively snapped in a row. At times, there were 15 snapped...then a gap...and then more snapped as you moved southeastward down the line. Please see the attached images for a detailed look at the damage path.

A NWS Storm Survey concluded that damage was done to 44 power poles near Ranch Road 2627 in Brewster County, TX. Some of the poles were snapped 3 to 4 feet above the ground and all the poles fell to the south as the storm moved in the same direction around 20 mph. The poles were not consecutively snapped in a row. At times, there were 15 snapped...then a gap...and then more snapped as you moved southeastward down the line. Please see the attached images for a detailed look at the damage path.

Deep moisture in advance of a powerful upper level storm system combined with wind shear and instability to produce conditions favorable for severe storm development. These storms developed in the higher terrain of west Texas and moved over the Trans-Pecos and Big Bend regions through the afternoon and evening. Large hail was the primary threat of these storms, with the largest hail falling in Terrell County along U.S. Highway 90 about the size of golfballs.