Severe storms erupted across Texas and several other Plains states over the weekend causing widespread destruction, especially in Nebraska, Kansas and Oklahoma. While Texas was not totally spared from seeing destructive damage, Bowie County by and large escaped the wrath of Mother Friday and saw little damage. A tornado warning Friday night did send residents to local storm shelters, and there were trees down in places, the major issue in Bowie County was power outages.
Friday night’s storms produced straight line winds that caused widespread power outages across our area with downed trees and lines in every part of our coverage area that left thousands without power, with many still out Monday morning.
Saturday morning, Bowie- Cass reported a total of 10,240 meters without power. The country breakdown was as follows: Titus- 5,300+ Bowie- 2,000+ Morris- 1,800+ Cass- 1,100+ Red River- 15 On Monday, thanks to the efforts of Bowie-Cass lineman, and assistance from other power cooperatives all across the state, that number had dwindled significantly. On Monday, Bowie-Cass reported a total of 2,562 meters without power, with just 264 in Bowie County, despite Sunday night’s storms.
