Nearly 300 utility professionals, including additional tree and line crews from nearby states, are working safely and quickly to restore service to the remaining customers without power across East Texas and Louisiana.
Work is underway to replace an estimated 23 utility poles, 14 transformers, 26 cross arms and 67 miles of electrical wire.
Crews made significant progress Wednesday in Fruitvale and Grand Saline, Texas, where Tuesday’s powerful storms toppled trees that took down several miles of power lines and knocked down an entire storefront.
Restored service
Meanwhile, near Turnertown, Texas, work was underway to repair a Transmission line that had multiple broken poles, cross arms, and downed wire from Tuesday’s severe weather.
With continued severe weather and scattered thunderstorms forecast across SWEPCO’s service territory, customers are encouraged to stay weather aware and alert for possible delays.
Currently, SWEPCO has restored service to more than 15,500 customers. Work continues to restore power to everyone. As of 3 p.m. Wednesday, approximately 3,400 Texas customers are without power in Texas and 1,000 in Louisiana.
Estimated times of restoration
SWEPCO has provided estimated restoration times for areas impacted by the storm. However, service could be restored soon.
SWEPCO estimates power will be restore to 95 percent of customers by these times:
3 p.m. Thursday, May 30
- Hornbeck and surrounding areas of Central Louisiana
10 p.m. Thursday, May 30
- Carthage | Gilmer | Gladewater | Mineola
10 p.m. Friday, May 31
- Henderson | Kilgore | Longview | Marshall