North Texas power outages: Thousands wake up to no electricity Saturday morning - here's how to check the map, your status
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Key Points:
- Over 16,000 Texans were without power as of Saturday morning, January 24, due to a winter storm impacting Oncor's service territory in North and parts of West Texas.
- Oncor deployed approximately 10,000 personnel, including lineworkers and damage evaluators, to respond to outages and restore power amid freezing rain and ice accumulation.
- Ice accumulation poses the greatest risk to electricity service by causing tree limbs to break and damage power lines, necessitating thorough damage assessments before repairs.
- Significant outages were reported in southern Dallas, particularly in the 75115 ZIP code with 1,787 affected customers, and in Burleson’s 76028 ZIP code with 885 customers without power.
- Oncor