Power Outage in Clifton, TX

The Hard Castle Fire stated as a rekindle of a previously-contained fire that was originally started by power lines. A total of 540 acres was burned south of Walnut Springs to the east of SH 144. No structures were lost. Rainfall on the 14th helped to control and contain the fire.

Extreme cold gripped the county for several days. Overnight lows were below 20 degrees Fahrenheit almost all week. The period of February 15-16th was the coldest with low temperatures between 6 and -5 degrees Fahrenheit. The maximum temperature on the 15th was only in the teens. Wind chill values during the 14th-16th were between 10 to -15 degrees Fahrenheit most of the time. The cold temperatures resulted in an extreme amount of damage to pipes, infrastructure, and power.

Emergency management reported that three power poles were snapped in half. Debris was facing east.

The City of Clifton emergency manager reported a tornado in the city of Clifton. A National Weather Service damage survey crew found evidence consistent with EF-1 type winds. Approximately 40 homes suffered some sort of damage to the home, with two homes with roof damage. Numerous tree, power line, and sign damage was noted in the small and narrow damage path from southwest to northeast.

Three power poles were downed near Clifton High School.

A home in Clifton was damaged by a falling tree, and a tree fell against an apartment complex on 5th street. The business sign for Womack Hall on east Hwy 219 was ripped down and tossed several hundred feet. The front plate glass at the Bosque Emporium was blown in. The city park had to be closed due to extensive tree and wind damage to the park. Several trees in the city were uprooted or split in half. Extensive roof damage also occurred to barns at Texas Safari outside of Clifton. Multiple trees and power poles were also downed throughout the county.

A large tree was uprooted and knocked down powerlines in Walnut Springs.

Trees were blown down and power was out in the Valley Mills area.

Strong gradient winds broke an electrical pole in half, causing power service interruptions to more than 5,000 customers in the area. The pole was located 2 miles east of Meridian.

Power lines were blown down in Clifton.

Trees and power lines were blown down by high thunderstorm wind.