10K Austin Energy customers without power due to high winds

Update: 10K Austin Energy customers without power due to high winds as of 7 p.m. Tuesday
Over 24,000 Austin Energy customers were without power at 3 p.m. due to high winds ripping through the city. The utility posted to social media that all available crews were "working as quickly & safely as possible" and were bringing in additional crews to help with the outages.
Austin power outages: Thousands of Austin Energy customers without power due to high winds
Thousands of Austin Energy customers are currently without power. Austin Energy says that its crews are working 24/7 to resolve the outages and restore power. Austin Energy says the outages are being caused by extremely high winds sweeping through the area.
More than 31,000 Austin Energy customers don't have power due to strong winds
About 31,000 Austin Energy customers are without power due to "extremely high winds," the utility says. More than 31,000 Austin Energy customers didn't have power Tuesday afternoon as strong winds blew through the area. Austin Energy officials said the outages may be caused by broken tree limbs and damaged electrical equipment.
Over 31,000 Austin residents without power as winds barrel through Texas
Over 31,000 people are without power as a result of more than 140 active outages at 4 p.m., according to the Austin Energy outage map. The map also says there are 68 hazards in the city at this time as a wind advisory remains in place across the Central Texas region.
Austin Energy: Power restored after outages reported in northwest Austin
A few northwest Austin neighborhoods were without power Wednesday afternoon, according to Austin Energy’s outage map.
Austin Energy reports power outages due to high winds
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