Power Outage in Tarzan, TX
Last report: November 17, 2022
Here's How to Report Power Outage in Tarzan
To report a power outage in Tarzan, Texas, located in Martin County, please contact your local utility company using the following methods:
Lyntegar Electric Cooperative Inc
Contacts listed above can be used to report power outages in the following ZIP codes: 79783.
Recent Weather Related Causes of Power Outages in Martin County
Ice Storm. One half inch of ice accumulation with several power outages reported. Sharyland Utilities reported over 2,100 customers without power across Martin County from downed power lines due to ice accumulation.
January 01, 2015
Thunderstorm Wind. A thunderstorm moved over Martin County and produced strong winds ten miles northeast of Tarzan on a farm. Two old wooden barns were destroyed, and a 20 by 20 foot portable metal building was overturned. There was an estimate of about ten power poles down, and large tree limbs were broke. The cost of damage is a rough estimate.
June 25, 2013
Tornado. A damage survey conducted across west central Martin County concluded that there was a tornado that tracked northeastward for approximately 7 miles, doing minor damage on the way. The first signs of damage were observed at a residence where a 10'X6'X6' wooden storage structure was blown to the east northeast about 60 feet. According to radar imagery, this was near 2055 PM CST. In addition, minor roof damage was done to the home by west winds and the family's trampoline was wrapped around a nearby tree in the backyard. The tornado then continued northeastward where it passed just to the north of two power poles that were snapped at the ground by damaging west winds sometime around 2112 PM CST. The closest estimate of the path taken by the tornado has been attached.
April 16, 2009
Tornado. This tornado first did damage to 7 power poles about 4.5 miles southwest of Tarzan; this was confirmed by contacting the utility company in the area the following day. The estimated time of damage according to radar at this location was around 2020 CST. At 2032 CST, the tornado then tracked east northeastward and impacted a COOP observer's farm about 3 miles southeast of Tarzan, TX damaging multiple pieces of farm equipment, storage tanks and removing 3 roofs from multiple structures. It then continued on its same path snapping 3 power poles about a mile west of Lenorah, TX. The estimated time of damage according to radar was sometime around 2036 CST. This was the last known location of the tornado, although another tornado redeveloped with the same supercell about 20 minutes later. Please see the attached images.
April 16, 2009
Funnel Cloud. A large funnel cloud was reported by a trained spotter around 2045 CST about 5 miles SSE of Tarzan. It is possible that the funnel was actually a tornado considering the damage to the power poles done upstream.
April 16, 2009