{"id":301169,"date":"2026-05-20T10:30:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-20T10:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/301169\/"},"modified":"2026-05-20T10:30:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-20T10:30:09","slug":"second-storm-this-week-leaves-nearly-8800-without-power-across-coastal-bend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/301169\/","title":{"rendered":"Second storm this week leaves nearly 8,800 without power across Coastal Bend"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> Nueces County reports the most outages as AEP crews work to restore electricity across six counties.<\/p>\n<p>CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas \u2014 A second round of storms moving through the Coastal Bend early Wednesday morning left thousands of residents without power across multiple counties, according to AEP Texas outage data.<\/p>\n<p>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiiitv.com\/article\/news\/local\/coastal-bend-power-outages-aep-restoration-storms-tuesday-morning\/503-107eb82f-fd1a-492f-888b-5349b9e49b24\" class=\"cms__embed-related-story__link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Power Outages Continue Across Coastal Bend Counties<\/a><\/p>\n<p>In total, more than 8,700 outages were reported across the Coastal Bend on Wednesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>                                            &#13;<br \/>\n                                                &#13;<br \/>\n                                                    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"video__modal-close-icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kiiitv.com\/assets\/shared-images\/icons\/close-menu.svg\" alt=\"x\" width=\"14\" height=\"14\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n                                                &#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"video__modal-message\">To stream 3NEWS on your phone, you need the 3NEWS app.<\/p>\n<p>                                                        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"video__modal-thumbnail\" src=\"\" alt=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                                        Download the 3NEWS app<\/p>\n<p>                                                            <a class=\"video__modal-app-link video__modal-app-link_type_ios\" href=\"https:\/\/apps.apple.com\/us\/app\/corpus-christi-news-from-kiii\/id470527324?ls=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#13;<br \/>\n                                                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kiiitv.com\/assets\/shared-images\/icons\/badge-app-store.svg\" alt=\"Download on the App Store\" width=\"120\" height=\"40\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n                                                            <\/a><br \/>\n                                                            <a class=\"video__modal-app-link video__modal-app-link_type_android\" href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.mobdub.channel.KIII\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">&#13;<br \/>\n                                                                <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kiiitv.com\/assets\/shared-images\/icons\/badge-google-play.svg\" alt=\"Get it on Google Play\" width=\"135\" height=\"40\"\/>&#13;<br \/>\n                                                            <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                                                &#13;<\/p>\n<p>                                            &#13;<br \/>\n                                                <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kiiitv.com\/assets\/shared-images\/icons\/arrow-circle-down.svg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<p>                                            &#13;<br \/>\n                                                This story continues below.&#13;<\/p>\n<p>As of Wednesday morning,\u00a0the largest number of outages was reported\u00a0in Nueces County, where 5,043 customers were without electricity\u00a0with\u00a0an estimated restoration time of 11 a.m.<\/p>\n<p>Other counties reporting outages included:<\/p>\n<p>San Patricio County: 659 outages with restoration expected by noonAransas County: 510 outages with restoration expected by noonRefugio County: 414 outages with restoration expected by noonJim Wells County: 1,955 outages with restoration expected by noonLive Oak County: 112 outages with an estimated restoration time of 8:30 a.m.Kleberg County: 117 outages \u00a0with an estimated restoration time of 9:30 a.m.                    <\/p>\n<p>The outages come just one day after another storm system left more than 10,000 residents without power across the region.<\/p>\n<p>Drivers\u00a0are urged\u00a0to use caution on wet roads as crews continue\u00a0working to restore electricity. Residents are also encouraged to monitor local weather conditions and prepare for possible additional storms.<\/p>\n<p>3NEWS will continue providing updates on outages and restoration efforts throughout the day.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/outagemap.aeptexas.com\/?address=78415&amp;c=ExternalVisibility&amp;o=County\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Click here<\/a> to stay updated with current outages in your area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Nueces County reports the most outages as AEP crews work to restore electricity across six counties. 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