Power Outage in Guerra, TX

Winter Weather. The Jim Hogg County Sheriff's Office in Hebbronville reported a glaze of ice on elevated surfaces on some power outages from freezing rain and some sleet falling at air temperatures below 32 degrees, around noon. Minimal additional impacts were reported.

January 16, 2018

Thunderstorm Wind. Jim Hogg County EM reported powerlines down over the roadway in Hebbronville.

May 09, 2014

Ice Storm. One eigth to one quarter inch diameter glazing was reported on exposed surfaces (tree limbs, power lines, etc.) early on February 4th. Ice accretion was estimated to begin between noon and 3 PM in the county, with accretions estimated to reach 1/8 inch, the local criteria for such an unusual event, between 8 and 10 PM CST. Significant damage was not reported as the precipitation fell as a mist for nearly the entire event. ||The glaze ice, combined with the long duration freeze, fully cured all ranchland (grasses, scrub brush, mesquite) turning all plantlife brown and barren. Temperatures dipping into the mid 20s toward the end of the event froze water on non elevated road surfaces, making driving conditions treacherous during the early morning of the 4th.

February 03, 2011

Tornado. A tornado was reported in the Hebbronville area by the border patrol and public.|A tornado touched down in the Hebbronville area just after 5 pm, flipping a tractor trailer, uprooting trees, snapping large limbs, and causing a gas leak. The tornado knocked out power to at least 1762 AEP Power customers, more than half of the town. The tornado formed along a remnant shear axis left behind after Hurricane Alex dissipated in Mexico. The elevated humidity levels combined with daytime heating and low to mid level turbulence likely contributed to the development of the tornado producing thunderstorm.||A preliminary assessment of damages in Hebbronville indicated areas of EF-1 (85 to 105 mph) winds. The EF-1 damages occurred in the central and southeast areas of Hebbronville into the center of town, EF-0 damages occurred from the center of town to areas northwest of town which included areas around Hebbronville High School. ||The tornado formed to the southeast of Hebbronville between 450 and 5 pm. The tornado crossed State Highway 285 about 1/2 mile east of the intersection with State Highway 16, and entered a Texas Department of Transportation maintenance yard, tearing a section off a roof and collapsing a section of a metal parking area. It continued to the north northwest into a residential area, taking the roof off one modular home, snapping several power poles, rolling a mobile home onto its roof, and damaging numerous mesquite trees. The tornado continued moving northwest toward downtown and knocked down numerous power lines, then struck a grocery store and blew a billboard onto a few parked cars. A loaded tractor trailer was rolled onto its roof and against the grocery store. The tornado then moved north northwest, causing lesser tree damage along Maria and Frans Avenues. The weakening tornado crossed over a school, with no notable damage. It then moved by Hebbronville High School���s Gruy stadium, bending a goalpost and knocking over some fencing around tennis courts just west of the school campus. The tornado then lifted, with no damage noted beyond this location.||Considerable damage was rated EF-1 from the southeast side of Hebbronville until reaching downtown, with wind speeds of 90 to 100 mph. EF-0 damage (below 85 mph) was seen from northwest of downtown to the area around the high school.

July 02, 2010

Lightning. Law enforcement reported that several power poles were struck by lightning late Wednesday evening throughout Hebbronville and western Jim Hogg County.

June 02, 2010