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More than 150,000 without power as severe weather moves into East Texas
TYLER, Texas (KETK) – With severe weather moving through the area and into East Texas, about 151,310 customers are without power as of 8:50 p.m. on Tuesday. KETK has compiled a list of counties with power outages from ONCOR and SWEPCO’s power outage maps, as well as several electric co-ops. The following is a list […]
Downed trees, structure fire related to severe weather reported in Smith County
UPDATE: Smith County officials said they have received nearly 300 calls for service since 8:30 a.m. They have activated the Smith County Emergency Operations Center, which the city said is in constant communication with other emergency support function personnel. The county said if anyone has suffered damages or have their power out and need to […]
Smith County crews busy following severe thunderstorms
TYLER, Texas (KETK) – On Tuesday morning, storms rolled through East Texas leaving destruction in its path. Smith County officials and first responders were busy all day cleaning up fallen trees, powerlines and debris. “The biggest concern I have is with the wind and the tree roots, and then the trees toppling and then of […]
Tyler woman nearly hit by tree falling through 2-story home
TYLER, Texas (KLTV) - One Tyler family is now displaced after a tree fell on their home during Tuesday morning’s storms. Aaliyah Thatcher and her family have lived in their home on Merrill Drive for the last three years. They were all at home Tuesday morning when the storm rolled through.
Pet saved during Smith County house fire
SMITH COUNTY, Texas (KETK) – A manufactured home in northeastern Smith County caught on fire Tuesday evening and a pet was saved. A neighbor reported the fire off of Highway 110 after seeing smoke, officials said. “We believe it is very early in the investigation, it could have been caused by some of the power […]
Cleanup efforts continue at Lake Palestine Resort after tornado
SMITH COUNTY, Texas — Over the weekend, cleanup efforts continued in Henderson and Smith counties near the Lake Palestine Resort. Residents in the Lake Palestine area said they're thankful to be alive after an EF-1 tornado touched down Thursday night, causing significant damage to docks, homes and properties. Resident...
ONCOR: "It could take days" for power to be restored
TYLER, Texas — Oncor says restoration to power in East Texas could take multiple days following Tuesday's storms. Tom Trimble, Oncor's customer service East region manager, said after the storms made their way through East Texas roughly 67,000 Oncor customers were impacted. "We were sitting around about 67,000 customers....
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