Power Outage in Victoria, TX

A power pole was blown down along with power lines down on East Virginia Street in Victoria.

Temperatures fell into the mid 20s on the 4th and the lower 20s on the 5th around Victoria County. Wind chill temperatures ranged from 9 to 15 degrees during the morning hours of the 4th. A boil water notice was issued for the North Victoria Utilities due to power outage that affected 234 people.

Several power poles were blown down between Victoria and Bloomington.

Trees were blown down along with power lines on Refugio Highway on the southwest side of Victoria.

Freezing temperatures affected the area from the 13th until 18th. Long duration cold spell led to power outages and issues with water pressure. Damages to homes occurred when frozen pipes burst.

Widespread minor to moderate roof damage occurred in the city of Bloomington. Several mobile homes were destroyed. All but three facilities within the Bloomington school district suffered wind and water damage. Widespread minor roof damage occurred in the city of Victoria. Several trees and a few power poles were blown down. Fences and street signs were blown down across the city. The maximum wind gust recorded in Victoria was 85 mph. Maximum wind gusts in the southern part of the county were around 110 mph. Twenty seven homes were destroyed. Around 75 percent of residential and commercial properties in the county were damaged. Hundreds of acres of unharvested cotton were damaged in the field. Harvested cotton in modules and bales were damaged also. A few barns and storage buildings were blown down across the county.

Report received through social media of wind damage in downtown Victoria. A power pole was blown down and trees were damaged at the intersection of South Navarro Street and East Forrest Street.

Victoria Police Department reported downed power lines and tree limbs in the city.

Victoria Police Department reported downed power lines and tree limbs in the city.

Measured by the Victoria Regional Airport ASOS. In addition, small tree branches were broken and few power lines pulled downed, but poles not broken, in the city of Victoria.

Measured gust by local t.v. weathernet station at Detar Hospital. Large tree limbs reported down across north side of Victoria. Power outages throughout the county were also reported by spotter.

Spotter reported large limbs and Power lines down.

During the afternoon on January 23rd, 2014, a strong Arctic cold front moved through South Texas. Temperatures dropped around 20 degrees in 3 hours and around 30 degrees in 6 hours after the front had passed. Maximum wind gusts behind the front across most of South Texas averaged between 35 and 40 mph. Bob Hall Pier recorded a peak wind gust of 49 mph, the Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi recorded a peak wind gust of 48 mph, and the Corpus Christi International Airport recorded a peak wind gust of 46 mph during the evening of the 23rd.||Overrunning moisture along with an upper level disturbance aided in the development of precipitation behind the cold front. As temperatures plummeted into the 30s, a wintry mix of precipitation began to develop as early as 800 PM CST on the 23rd across the northern Brush Country. As the Arctic air mass became more entrenched across South Texas during the late evening and overnight hours, freezing rain and freezing drizzle sometimes mixed with sleet became the more dominant precipitation type across much of South Texas. The wintry precipitation ended around 900 AM CST on the 24th along the coast. Ice accumulations averaged from less than a tenth of an inch to around an eighth of an inch for most of South Texas except for portions along the Middle Texas Coast where no ice accumulation occurred since the temperatures within this area remained just above freezing. Ice accumulations around an eighth of an inch occurred across portions of Jim Wells, Live Oak, Bee, Goliad, and Victoria counties. ||Multiple vehicle accidents occurred across South Texas due to the icy roads and bridges. Even portions of Interstate 35, Interstate 37, and US Highway 181 along with the Harbor Bridge were closed briefly during the morning of the 24th. Most roads were re-opened by 1000 AM CST on the 24th as the temperatures slowly rose above freezing. Many schools either delayed or canceled classes. Flights were delayed for several hours at the Victoria Regional Airport. Power outages were also reported.

Thunderstorms produced a downburst in the Victoria area during the early morning hours of March 19th. The high winds downed power lines and tree limbs in the city of Victoria.

A severe thunderstorm produced severe wind gusts in the city of Victoria. No damage was reported, however lightning from the storm sparked several small wildfires in the area and left Victoria without power.