Power Outage in Fort Stockton, TX

Downed power poles and trees between Belding and the west side of Fort Stockton. Additionally, a roof was blown off of a garage. Wind speeds were estimated to be between 90 to 100 MPH. Property damage cost is an estimation.

Power poles are down along State Highway 18. Time estimated from radar. Wind speeds are estimated to be 90 mph. Property damage cost is an estimation.

Emergency management reported downed power poles about 5 miles south of I-10 along FM 2023. NWS Storm Survey found that this damage was caused by straight-line winds associated with the parent supercell thunderstorm and not a tornado. Wind speeds were estimated to be 118 mph. Property cost damage is an estimation.

A thunderstorm moved across Pecos County and produced wind damage in Fort Stockton. There were multiple trees uprooted, leaning power poles, snapped power lines, and peeled or separated roofs at several homes, apartment buildings, and businesses on the south side of Fort Stockton. The storm survey results estimated peak wind speeds to be between 70 to 80 mph. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.

A thunderstorm moved across Pecos County and produced wind damage about ten miles southeast of Fort Stockton. A power pole was snapped at the mid point and power lines were blown down just west of Highway 285. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.

A thunderstorm moved across Pecos County and produced thunderstorm damage in Belding. There were about 15 power poles knocked down, a metal roof was blown off of a building, and multiple hay barns collapsed on a local farm. A storm survey was done and it is estimated that the winds ranged from 85 to 100 mph. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.

Snowfall of 4-5 inches reported in Fort Stockton, but 6-8 inches of snowfall reported 2 miles south of Fort Stockton. Interstate 10 had only one lane open due to heavy snowfall and the power company in Fort Stockton reported up to 2,000 people were without power.

A thunderstorm moved across Pecos County and produced a downburst in Fort Stockton. Power lines were blown down as a result of this downburst. The number of power lines blown down is unknown so the cost of damage is a very rough estimate.

A thunderstorm moved across Pecos County and produced downburst winds near Fort Stockton. An 18 wheeler was flipped over, nine power poles snapped, a large billboard sign fell to the ground, and an exit sign blew over as a result of this wind. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.

The Pecos County S.O. reported 1/4 inch of ice accumulation. Portions of a 5 mile stretch of road were closed on Interstate 10 due to icy conditions, 3 miles east of Fort Stockton. Rio Grande Electric Coop reported 152 power poles down in Fort Stockton due to icing, with 12 still to be replaced as of 12/12/13. 114 meters were still out of power as of 12/12/13.

Eight power poles were knocked over/snapped by the wind gust.

A mobile home was blown over on the south side of Fort Stockton near the city limits on HWY 285 South. Powerlines were also blown down on the south side of Fort Stockton near the same location.

A 200 pound feeder was knocked down on Mockingbird Lane. Power lines also were downed.

Intense rear flank down draft winds developed along the southwest and west flank of the storm as it propagated south of Interstate 10. These winds destroyed two large hay barns on adjacent ranches between Belding and Fort Stockton, subjecting the hay to rain and causing a total loss. Debris from the tin roof of one barn was blown into a nearby homestead. Power poles and lines were snapped as the debris slammed into the house causing structural damage and killing a cow.

The ASOS at Fort Stockton measured a 58 MPH wind gust. Numerous reports of winds up to 80 MPH were received in the following fifteen minutes. Some of the reports indicated damage to large trees, power poles, and road signs.

The local newspaper and the Red Cross reported significant roof damage to fourteen homes and a funeral home. In addition...numerous reports of downed power poles and tree damage were received.

Local law officials reported that severe thunderstorm winds blew down six power poles, along with destroying half of the roof on a residence.

Strong non-convective winds took between a third and a half of the roof off of the Pecos County Civic Center in Fort Stockton. Local law enforcement reported that a DPS building in Fort Stockton also suffered significant damage, and that moderate to heavy damage affected half the buildings in Fort Stockton. The winds also downed numerous powerlines.

Severe thunderstorms over the western Permian Basin and the Big Bend resulted in reports of large hail and damaging winds. Roof damage was reported to structures, and several power poles were blown down. In the Big Bend, hail to the size of golfballs was reported.

Strong gradient winds behind a cold front produced blowing dust, and visibilities near zero. This caused numerous accidents on area interstates and state highways during the evening hours of 4/10/01. One fatality and three injuries were reported. A nine vehicle accident occurred at approximately 5:00 pm CST on 4/10/01 in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 20 at mile marker 37.5 (approximately four miles west of Pecos in Reeves county). With zero visibility due to strong winds and blowing dust, the driver of one tractor trailer stopped on the side of the road and was rear-ended by a second tractor trailer. The two tractor trailors became engulfed in fire. There was a chain reaction collision of the remaining seven vehicles. Passerbys were unable to rescue the driver of the second tractor trailer, who expired at the scene. There were two other injuries.Another multiple vehicle accident occurred at approximately 6:00 pm CST on 4/10/01 in the westbound lanes of Interstate 10 at mile marker 225 (approximately 17 miles east of Balmorhea near the Pecos/Reeves county line). Four tractor trailers were involved in the accident, which resulted in both the westbound and eastbound lanes of Interstate 10 being closed and one person being injured.Other vehicle collisions occurred across Reeves County in near zero visibilities due to high winds and blowing dust. A truck and a car were involved in a non-injury accident on Interstate 20 at mile marker 38. A school bus and a car also collided on Highway 17, in a non-injury accidient between the communities of Balmorhea and Saragosa. Other effects of the high winds were 27 downed power poles in Pecos and Reeves County, 16 of them along Highway 17 between Saragosa and Verhalen. Over 3000 customers in Toyah, Fort Stockton, and Kermit were without power for part of the evening of April 10 due to damage caused by high winds in excess of 70 mph.

The combination of an upper level disturbance, upslope wind, and ample moisture combined to produce light drizzle during the morning across the Big Bend area. With temperatures hovering near freezing the drizzle soon resulted in ice formation. By late morning ice had begun to accumulate on roads in Brewster county near Alpine and at the McDonald observatory in Jeff Davis county. During the early afternoon freezing drizzle resulted in power outages in Brewster county as up to 1/2 inch of ice accumulation was reported on power lines and trees. Light precipitation continued to fall into the early evening hours with reports of extensive tree damage in Alpine. Slick roads remained a hazard overnight particularly in the mountainous areas.