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Silverton Power Outages Caused by Weather
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A report from the public was received of power poles broken when a gust front went through the southern portions of the city of Silverton.
A section of power lines was damaged about four miles south of Valley Schools. A goat shed nearby was also damaged.
A traveling downburst produced measured wind gusts ranging from 61 mph to 69 mph across southeastern Briscoe County. The Texas Tech University West Texas Mesonet station located southeast of Silverton recorded a peak gust of 61 mph at 905 pm CST and a similar site at Caprock Canyons State Park recorded multiple severe gusts between 905 pm CST and 917 pm CST. Additionally, a NWS COOP observer reported some downed trees and broken power poles throughout far southeastern Briscoe County. At Caprock Canyons State Park, a water plant north of Lake Theo suffered some structural damage and one fence near the maintenance area was damaged.
A supercell thunderstorm produced an EF1 tornado in rural areas about 4.5 miles southeast of Silverton. This tornado damaged several power poles and one center pivot irrigation system. An NWS storm survey the following day discovered damage consistent with EF1 wind speeds. Video evidence from a storm chaser showed that very strong rear flank downdraft winds well outside the periphery of the tornado damaged the roof of a barn south of the tornado during its rope-out stage.
Destructive rear flank downdraft winds accompanying a tornado were found to have snapped or damaged as many as 10 power poles and removed the roof of a barn. Video provided by a storm chaser revealed high winds damaging the roof of the barn located about 300 yards south of the dissipating tornado.
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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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Silverton, Texas
| City | Silverton |
| County | Briscoe |
| State | Texas (TX) |
| Country | United States |
| Zip Codes | 79257 |
Please turn the power on! Its been 4 days and people down the street still have power!
When is the power coming back on?
Called Portland General. Power has been out in Silverton since 1:30 pm today. Food is spoiling and no flipping heat. Beyond pisses AND noted it was equipment failure. They have been digging and building some effin mess in behind 214 so what really happened PGE. It is almost 8 pm
Where the fuck is my power!!!!!
Power is out since an hour ago. When is it going to return? Thanks