Power Outage in Bowie, TX

Extreme cold gripped the county for several days. Overnight lows were at or below 10 degrees Fahrenheit almost all week. The period of February 15-16th was the coldest with low temperatures below zero, and the maximum temperature on the 15th was only around 10 degrees. Wind chill values during the 14th-16th were between 0 to -20 degrees Fahrenheit most of the time. The cold temperatures resulted in an extreme amount of damage to pipes, infrastructure, and power.

Bowie Police Department reported a power pole down across Highway 59 approximately 2 miles northeast of the city of Bowie, TX.

Emergency management reported that winds snapped 2 power poles near Lake Amon Carter.

Large trees and tree limbs were blown down in Bowie. Some of the tree limbs were nearly a foot in diameter. One large tree limb fell on a garage. Minor building damage was also reported and downed power lines resulted in power outages. The winds were estimated to be between 65 and 75 mph.

Tarrant, Patterson, Mill, Rock, and Nelson Streets were flooded by about a foot of water. More than two inches of rain fell in 45 minutes. Saturated limbs fell from trees and hit power lines, causing outages for about an hour.

Winds gusting to between 50 and 60 MPH blew power lines down in Bowie. A huge cloud of dust spread across the county, causing visibilities to drop dramatically. Several homes and businesses suffered roof damage, ranging from shingle damage to the entire roof being blown off. Trees were also uprooted.

A power surge due to lightning caused a fire in a residential home.

Tree limbs were blown into power lines.

An old gas station was unroofed and a power pole was snapped off.

Widespread trees and power lines blown down, roof damage to homes, and an 18 wheeler blown over in town. One house was destroyed, three with major damage, and sixty-eight with light to moderate damage. Two businesses were destroyed, fifteen with major damage, and thirty-five with light to moderate damage. There was also damage to six vehicles.