SAN ANTONIO – Storms swept through the San Antonio area Friday night, leaving damage across the region and more than 62,000 CPS Energy customers without power.
During a news conference hosted by CPS Energy and City of San Antonio officials, CPS Energy Interim CEO Frank Almaraz said nearly 112,000 customers were impacted at peak.
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“Because of extensive damage caused by wind and falling trees, we have downed lines, broken poles, and fallen trees,” Almaraz said. “Some of these outages are going to extend several days, so please begin making plans now put your emergency plan into effect.”
Watch the news conference below:
Almaraz said customers should expect significant reductions in outages throughout the day, but warned that smaller, more scattered outages would take longer to clear.
“We should have a significant reduction in our outages throughout the day today, but as we clear the big ones and then get to the smaller and smaller ones, it will take days to do that, I would expect through the weekend, and you know into the early part of next week as a you know preliminary assumption,” Almaraz said.
CPS Energy crews restored power to 40,000 customers overnight and will continue working until power is restored to all customers, Almaraz said.
As of Saturday morning, Almaraz said 562 outages were reported, with about 250 downed power lines still being addressed.
The Five Points area was the hardest-hit part of the city, according to Almaraz.
At peak, Almaraz said 15 breakers were out in that area alone, affecting about 24,000 customers, which represents a little more than a third of all customers impacted.
The utility said it has mobilized all available resources, including outside help brought in to assist with restoration efforts, and is working with union leadership to coordinate crews.
CPS Energy urged residents to stay away from downed power lines and to treat all lines as energized. The utility also asked residents to avoid storm-damaged areas and start planning to stay cool, noting that cooling centers are available.
City resources available for residents without power
During the news conference, San Antonio Mayor Gina Ortiz Jones said 311 is the primary resource for residents seeking help. Residents who have difficulty reaching someone by phone can also email or submit a request for assistance online.
All city libraries except three are open as cooling locations, and pets are welcome. The three libraries not available are Bazan, Las Palmas and San Pedro.
Park centers are also open as cooling sites. Residents who need refrigeration for medication were directed to resilience hubs rather than libraries or park centers.
The following resilience hubs are open:
Copernicus Community Center
Garza Community Center
Miller’s Pond Community Center
Normoyle Community Center
Two additional sites, the Northeast Senior Center and the Southside Lion Center, are set to open at noon.
City libraries will remain open Saturday and Sunday during regular hours, officials said. Resilience hubs will have extended hours and remain open overnight.
VIA Metropolitan Transit is providing free transportation to cooling centers as part of its regular routes, Deputy City Manager Maria Villagomez said. Residents with questions about transportation can call 311.
“We’ll be working with them as we keep the resiliency hubs open overnight to make sure that we have transportation as well,” Villagomez said.
The city added 311 personnel and moved to 24/7 operations until power is fully restored, according to Jones.
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Villagomez said the city has received about 167 reports of downed trees and crews are actively working to remove them and clean up affected areas.
“We will continue these cleanup efforts, and it’s gonna take some time again, so we ask for your patience,” Villagomez said.
Residents can call 311 or 210-207-6000 to report debris or downed trees. Residents can also email the city’s 311 customer service at sanantonio.gov.
ACS: Emergency fosters needed after power outages disrupt animal shelters
San Antonio Animal Care Services and San Antonio Pets Alive! are urging residents to foster shelter animals after storms knocked out power, leaving hundreds of dogs and cats in hot kennels.
The shelters are looking for emergency fosters who can take in one dog or cat for at least one week, according to Lisa Norwood, the ACS public relations manager. ACS will provide food, a crate, toys and a bed at no cost.
The shelter is also accepting donations of pop-up crates, newspapers, and dog and cat food.
More information can be found here.
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