Power Outage in Tell, TX
Here's How to Report Power Outage in Tell
To report a power outage in Tell, Texas, located in Childress County, please contact your local utility company using the following methods:
AEP Texas
Greenbelt Electric Coop, Inc
South Plains Electric Cooperative
Lighthouse Electric Coop, Inc
Contacts listed above can be used to report power outages in the following ZIP codes: 79259.
Recent Weather Related Causes of Power Outages in Childress County
Thunderstorm Wind. A picture posted to social media showed two power poles snapped by straight line winds south of Kirkland.
May 15, 2020
A lightning strike at the Childress ASOS caused an estimated $4500 in combined damage and service costs to fully repair a power transformer.
August 30, 2016
Thunderstorm Wind. The Childress County EM reported 16 power poles that were toppled by a bow echo thunderstorm. Time was estimated from radar.
May 11, 2016
Following a small wave of severe thunderstorms in Kent and Stonewall Counties late this afternoon along a weak cold front and dryline, a second round of severe thunderstorms rolled southeast from the western Texas Panhandle late in the evening. This latter round of storms featured an impressive, but compact bow echo that struck northern Childress County shortly before midnight CST. This bow echo toppled 16 power poles along Highway 62 east of Highway 83.
May 11, 2016
Thunderstorm Wind. A few power lines were damaged on the west side of Childress. A nearby Texas Tech University West Texas mesonet station measured a gust to 57 mph at 0155 CST.
June 23, 2014