Power Outage in Garden City, TX
Last report: May 12, 2023
Here's How to Report Power Outage in Garden City
To report a power outage in Garden City, Texas, located in Glasscock County, please contact your local utility company using the following methods:
Concho Valley Elec Coop Inc
Contacts listed above can be used to report power outages in the following ZIP codes: 79739.
Recent Weather Related Causes of Power Outages in Glasscock County
Tornado. A thunderstorm produced a tornado near State Highway 158 in Glasscock County. This tornado crossed State Highway 158 and lasted about fifteen minutes before dissipating after crossing County Road 130. Power poles were snapped and completely blown over in the opposite direction along Highway 158. A narrow swath of power poles were snapped along County Road 110 and a lone power pole was snapped off County Road 130. Video evidence from Highway 158 shows this tornado was multi-vortex with three to four ground circulations evident. The tornado likely touched down multiple times along the path. The path length and location are estimated by radar and power pole damage locations. The path width is unknown. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.
May 24, 2022
Thunderstorm Wind. A thunderstorm produced wind damage in Garden City as well as across portions of Glasscock County. This damage included multiple downed power poles, uprooted trees, shingles and roof damage, and numerous cases of wind-driven hail damage. Given that damage was all found oriented in a similar direction across the surveyed area, the damage was determined to be caused by strong downdraft winds. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.
May 24, 2022
Thunderstorm Wind. A thunderstorm moved across Glasscock County and produced wind damage 13 miles west of Garden City. Several power poles were blown down along State Highway 158 at State Highway 137. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.
May 20, 2019
Thunderstorm Wind. A thunderstorm moved across Glasscock County and produced wind damage northwest of Garden City along Farm to Market Road 415. Power poles were blown down along this road. The cost of damage is a very rough estimate.
March 28, 2017
Tornado. A tornado formed along Farm to Market Road 2401. The tornado was narrow, 50 to 75 yards wide, and moved almost parallel and just south of FM 2401 during a 1.8 mile stretch before weakening somewhere near Highway 137. A small barn or outbuilding was destroyed by the tornado at approximately 7:28 pm. One wall of the structure remained. This type of damage is indicative of EF-1 damage with winds of approximately 100 to 110 mph. Pieces of the metal roof were blown northeastward across FM 2401 into an open field. Two silos/storage tanks were also displaced from their original locations. There was a stretch of 32 power poles that were snapped off within a few feet of the ground which is indicative of low-end EF-2 damage. Wind speeds necessary to produce this type of damage are estimated at around 120 mph. This tornado was rated as an EF-2. The cost of the damage is a very rough estimate.
March 28, 2017