Thousands Without Power In Austin Area Amid Storms

AUSTIN, TX — Thousands of Austin residents were without power on Wednesday as the region was battered with heavy rains for the second consecutive day.

At around 1:30 p.m., some 3,000 Austin Energy customers remained without electricity. At the peak of the storms, some 9,000 utility customers were without power, according to the company's outage map.

Oncor Energy customers also were without power even after the full force of the storms began to weaken. According to the utility's power outage map, some 6,630 Austin-area utility users remained without power.

Austin Energy customers can report an outage by calling 512-494-9400 or clicking here. Austin Energy customers can sign up to receive alerts sent to their cell phones related to power outages by clicking here. Oncor Energy customers can view a map of areas affected by power outages by clicking here. Oncor customers can report an outage by calling 1.888.313.4747 or clicking here for more options.