Power Outage in Hereford, TX

The 147 Fire started from power lines at CR 29 in Deaf Smith and quickly hit Bridwell Ranch in Oldham and headed towards I-40. There was one home saved, but 3 other structures were lost. Approximately 3717 acres were burned.

It was reported that there were several snapped power poles along FM 1063.

The Allison wildfire began just east of County Road E and just north of Farm to Market Road 26. The wildfire consumed approximately 400 acres and was caused by downed power lines.

A combination sleet and freezing rain led to light ice accumulations which caused hazardous driving conditions the morning of Monday, October 26th. Isolated sleet accumulaitons just under 1/2 inch occurred in a narrow band across the county. Additional sleet accumulations upwards of half an inch along with light freezing rain accumulations occurred on the morning of the 27th. Another freezing rain episode during the evening of the 27th lead to 0.25 to 0.30 inches of ice accumulation mainly in the far eastern zones of the county. This lead to broken tree limbs and power poles leading to power outages. One more round of winter weather dropped three to eight inches of snow on the evening of the 28th. The higher snow amounts of around 8 inches were mainly in the north central portion of the county.

A brief tornado touched down in a rural area northwest of Dawn. No damage was reported. The tornado was rated EF0 due to the lack of damage to a power line that was crossed.

Numerous tree branches were blown down in Hereford. Power lines were downed. The strong winds also caused the collapse of an unknown type of building structure.

Weather equipment at the fire department recorded a 69 MPH wind gust. Numerous trees and power lines were downed. A travel trailer by the aquatic center was also flipped.

The emergency manager also reported a snapped power pole at the local airport associated with this wind gust.

A line of thunderstorms moved eastward across Deaf Smith County during the evening hours of the 8th. As the line moved towards the town of Hereford (Deaf Smith County), another embedded core descended and produced a downburst. This downburst knocked power lines down across the city of Hereford (Deaf Smith County) as reported by the Deaf Smith County Emergency Manager. The line continued moving eastward across the county after producing this downburst, and no injuries were reported in association to this damage.

The Hereford Texas Fire Department reported that strong non-thunderstorm wind gusts snapped a few power poles in and around Hereford Texas, especially near the San Jose Community. No injuries or fatalities were reported.

The Hereford Fire Department reported that power poles had been blown down at the intersection of County Road 27 and U.S. Highway 385.

The Hereford Fire Department reported that a few power poles had been blown down about one and a half to two miles north of Ford Road along U.S. Highway 385.

The Hereford Fire Department reported that two power poles had been blown down at the intersection of U.S. Highway 385 and County Road 21.

The broadcast media reported that power lines were on U.S. Highway 385 at the intersection with County Road 25 while several power poles were leaning. The broadcast media also reported that a tin roof and wooden debris were scattered across both sides of U.S. Highway 385 and that large tree branches were strewn across the road.

The Deaf Smith County Emergency Manager reported that thunderstorm wind gusts had blown down some power poles west of Hereford.

The Deaf Smith County Emergency Manager reported that ten power poles had been blown down near the intersection of Farm to Market Road 2856 and Farm to Market Road 1058 west of Hereford by the thunderstorm wind gusts. Also...a well house had been blwon away off of Farm to Market Road 1057 about eight miles north of Farm to Market Road 1058.

Strong thunderstorm winds blew the roof off of a mobile home and also blew down power lines in Hereford. The gusts were estimated in part based on damage.

Eighty-foot power poles were destroyed by high winds along U.S. Highway 60 just southwest of Hereford. The time of the damage was estimated based on radar and the wind speed was also estimated.

Strong winds blew over a few large trees in Hereford in the six hundred block of East Second...on East Third...and on East Fourth Streets. There were also power lines reported downed by the strong winds.

Power lines were blown down...barn was destroyed and a roof was blown off of a mobile home.

A tight pressure gradient during the evening hours caused strong non-thunderstorm wind gusts across the southwest and south central Texas Panhandle. These winds did cause some damage...however no injuries were reported.||At 2004 CST...a non-thunderstorm wind gust of fifty knots was measured by the broadcast media three miles northwest of Palo Duro Canyon State Park.||At 2200 CST...non-thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at fifty-six knots knocked down trees and power poles in and around Hereford Texas. Also...a vehicle was damaged by a fallen tree.||At 2205 CST...non-thunderstorm wind gusts of fifty-four knots was measured by the AWOS station located five miles east northeast of Hereford Texas.||At 2205 CST...non-thunderstorm wind gusts of fifty knots were measured at the West Texas Mesonet station located two miles west northwest of Hereford Texas.||At 2250 CST...a trained spotter estimated fifty-two knot non-thunderstorm wind gusts in Canyon Texas which downed six inch diameter tree limbs around the city.||At 2250 CST...the broadcast media reported a roof which was blown off of a barn on Cemetery Road halfway between Interstate 27 and U.S. Highway 87 approximately four miles southeast of Canyon Texas by non-thunderstorm wind gusts which were estimated to be fifty-six knots.||At 2313 CST...the broadcast media reported forty-two foot horse stalls had blown off a property about fifteen miles southeast of Amarillo Texas by non-thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at fifty-six knots.