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More than 18,000 Oncor Electric customers across Texas were without power as of about 5 a.m. Sunday, including almost 2,000 in Tarrant County.
The latest estimated restoration time for some customers is as late as 1 p.m. Sunday.
The company said additional outages in Dallas-Fort Worth could occur Sunday because of strong winds and ice on tree limbs. The worst part of the winter storm has already moved through the region, but crews will work around the clock to restore power.
“Oncor continues to closely monitor and respond to initial impacts from the ongoing winter storm, which continues to bring below-freezing temperatures and a wintry mix of precipitation across our service area,” the energy delivery company said in a news release Saturday.
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Oncor Electric workers trimmed trees this week to try to help reduce power outages during the January 2026 winter storm.
(Courtesy of Oncor)
The highest impact areas for ice and power outages in the company’s service area include its southeast region near Jacksonville and Rusk, and the northeast region near Paris and the Red River, officials said.
“More than 10,000 Oncor and contractor damage evaluators, lineworkers, tree trimming crew members and other restoration personnel have been positioned to assist efforts,” the company said. “These highly trained teams have been staged across Oncor’s service area and are responding to local outages as they occur, so long as weather conditions safely allow. … While new outage events are likely as freezing rain and ice accumulation is expected to increase, restoration efforts will continue around the clock.”
“Worsening weather conditions will also likely deteriorate road conditions, which may impact travel times for Oncor personnel as they safely navigate to outage locations,” the company said in a statement. “Restoration teams have already responded to multiple public vehicle accidents that have damaged Oncor equipment and contributed to power outages. Customers are urged to continue to avoid unnecessary travel.”
“If you cannot avoid travel, please take extra precautions and be mindful of driving near larger utility vehicles. Texas’ ‘Move Over or Slow Down’ law requires drivers to move over a lane or reduce their speed to 20 mph below the posted speed limit when approaching utility vehicles stopped with flashing lights activated on the roadside.”
Check the status of outages or report an outage online at stormcenter.oncor.com. To report an Oncor power outage by phone, call 888-313-4747, text OUT to 66267 (ONCOR) or use the MyOncor App. Call 911 if you see downed power lines
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