Update, May 20 at 9:11 a.m: There are now 30 active outages, leaving 391 customers in the Austin area without power, per Austin Energy’s outage map.<\/p>\n
Update, May 20 at 8:33 a.m.: In a notice posted on the power outage map<\/a>, Austin Energy said, “\u200bCrews worked through the night and continue to restore power throughout the service area following last night’s severe weather. All available crews are in service, repairing damaged equipment from lightning and high winds. Austin Energy will continue to work until all outages are restored. Thank you for your patience.”<\/p>\n There are currently 33 active power outages in the Austin area affecting 3,594 Austin Energy customers.<\/p>\n Original story:<\/p>\n A\u00a0strong storm system<\/a> has barreled into Texas, leaving many in the greater Austin area without power on Wednesday morning, May 20.<\/p>\n According to the Austin Energy outage map, as of 7 a.m., 25 active outages are affecting 1,123 customers in Austin. Moments before, at 6:52 a.m., there were 32 active power outages across the Austin area, affecting 1,200 customers. Before that, at 6:47 a.m.,\u00a0more than 2,000 customers were impacted\u00a0by 26 active outages.<\/p>\n The largest outage underway currently is in East Austin near Pleasant Valley and 7th Street, with more than 500 customers affected. Austin Energy crews are working to resolve the outages, but it may take some time.<\/p>\n The National Weather Service<\/a> (NWS) predicts another round of strong storms on Tuesday, so outages may occur through the day and into the night. Flooding is possible, as well.\u00a0 Several roads in the greater Austin area and surrounding Hill Country cities are closed due to flooding, as well.<\/p>\n Check\u00a0ATX Floods<\/a> for the latest road closures due to high water, and monitor outages through Austin Energy’s outage map<\/a>.<\/p>\n