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Shiro Power Outages Caused by Weather
Events
August 21, 2000 - Thunderstorm Wind
Tree down on car with roof damage to mobile homes. Power lines down in area.
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Nov 3, 2022
Entergy planned outages | Navasota Examiner
Entergy executed several planned outages and has several outages scheduled to work on projects in their reliability improvement process.
Mar 23, 2022
Texas City Power Outage
Feb 4, 2022
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Power Outage FAQs
What is Power Outage?
Power outage (also called a power cut, a power blackout, power failure or a blackout) is a short-term or a long-term loss of the electric power to a particular area.
What Causes Power Outages?
- Severe weather (high winds, lightning, winter storms, heat waves, rain or flooding can cause damage to power lines or equipment);
- Other damage to electric transmission lines (vehicle accidents, trees, and animals can cause damage to power lines or equipment);
- Repairing, maintenance or upgrades on power lines and equipment.
What are the Top Outage Safety Tips?
- Stay away from the downed power lines, park vehicles in protected areas;
- Unplug appliances and electronics, limit cell phone use to conserve battery life;
- Use portable generators outdoors only, well away from open windows and doors;
- Pack perishable foods into a cooler, keep refrigerator and freezer doors shut as much as possible.
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Shiro, Texas
| City | Shiro |
| County | Grimes |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| Country | United States |
| Zip Codes | 77876 |
Strong damaging winds and wind gusts were observed across a large part of Grimes County in association with a large line of severe thunderstorms. The National Weather Service accompanied by the Grimes County emergency manager conducted a storm survey and found several areas with trees uprooted or snapped. In each case, trees were pushed down to the east or northeast and generally in the same direction as nearby damage. All observed damage was consistent with straight line downburst winds. A parked tractor trailer was blown over between Navasota and|Anderson along Highway 90. A hay barn was destroyed near the intersection of CR 211 and CR 215, about 3 miles ESE of Anderson, with debris blown toward the east. There were also trees down in Roans Prairie and Richards, again pointing eastward.|Some of the more significant damage occurred near the town of Shiro where several large trees were uprooted, some of which fell onto mobile homes. No injuries were reported. Other damage was observed in Navasota where trees and power lines were downed and doors were blown off at a fire station. In the Roans Prairie area, there was sign damage at a gas station, and trees were also downed.