Power Outage in Silverton, TX
Last report: March 14, 2025
Here's How to Report Power Outage in Silverton
To report a power outage in Silverton, Texas, located in Briscoe County, please contact your local utility company using the following methods:
Xcel Energy
Swisher Electric Coop, Inc
Lighthouse Electric Coop, Inc
AEP Texas
Contacts listed above can be used to report power outages in the following ZIP codes: 79257.
Recent Weather Related Causes of Power Outages in Briscoe County
Thunderstorm Wind. 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.
May 24, 2020
Thunderstorm Wind. A section of power lines was damaged about four miles south of Valley Schools. A goat shed nearby was also damaged.
June 07, 2014
Thunderstorm Wind. 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.
June 06, 2014
Tornado. 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.
April 01, 2013
Thunderstorm Wind. 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.
April 01, 2013