Thousands without power in Texas but fewer in Tarrant County on Monday night
More than 5,000 Oncor Electric customers across Texas were without power about 7:30 p.m. Monday, but only 165 of those were in the Fort Worth area and Tarrant County. There were more than 400 in Dallas County.
The estimated restoration time for Tarrant customers was under review.
The company said additional outages in Dallas-Fort Worth could occur because of factors including strong winds and ice on tree limbs. After the winter storm moved through the region Saturday and Sunday, freezing temperatures linger as crews work to restore power.
See Oncor’s map of power outages, check the status of an outage or report an outage online at stormcenter.oncor.com. To report an Oncor power outage by phone, call 888-313-4747, text OUT to 66267 (ONCOR) or use the MyOncor App. Call 911 if you see downed power lines.
In an update Sunday, Oncor officials said, “As the second round of the ongoing winter storm continues to make its way through Oncor’s service area, responding personnel must travel across hazardous and icy road conditions, which may impact response times. Customers are encouraged not to travel unless necessary to help keep roadways clear for restoration personnel and other first responders.”
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The highest impact areas for ice and power outages in the company’s service area include its southeast region near Jacksonville and Rusk, and the northeast region near Paris and the Red River, officials said.
“As the majority of Oncor’s service area has been below-freezing for an extended amount of time, there may be instances where the combination of severe cold and increased use causes enough stress to damage electrical equipment, resulting in additional outages,” the company said. “While Oncor takes extensive measures to prepare for winter weather and ensure the reliability of our equipment, not all issues provide us with an advance warning, despite thorough maintenance and monitoring efforts. Oncor made extensive preparations to stage extra equipment across our service territory and we will be prepared to distribute equipment to restoration teams as needs arise.”
Snow and other precipitation ended Sunday, but the coldest point of the storm will be Monday morning. Temperatures are forecast to stay below freezing until Tuesday afternoon.
“More than 10,000 Oncor and contractor damage evaluators, lineworkers, tree trimming crew members and other restoration personnel have been positioned to assist efforts,” the company said. “These highly trained teams have been staged across Oncor’s service area and are responding to local outages as they occur, so long as weather conditions safely allow. ... While new outage events are likely ... restoration efforts will continue around the clock.”
“Worsening weather conditions will also likely deteriorate road conditions, which may impact travel times for Oncor personnel as they safely navigate to outage locations,” the company said. “Restoration teams have already responded to multiple public vehicle accidents that have damaged Oncor equipment and contributed to power outages. Customers are urged to continue to avoid unnecessary travel.”
“If you cannot avoid travel, please take extra precautions and be mindful of driving near larger utility vehicles. Texas’ ‘Move Over or Slow Down’ law requires drivers to move over a lane or reduce their speed to 20 mph below the posted speed limit when approaching utility vehicles stopped with flashing lights activated on the roadside.”
This story was originally published January 24, 2026 at 10:27 AM.
