More than 4,000 without power in East Texas counties due to severe weather
TYLER, Texas (KETK) — Severe weather hit several East Texas counties on Tuesday, electricity utilities and cooperatives are reporting around 4,272 power outages in East Texas homes as of 10:24 p.m.
KETK has compiled a list of East Texas counties from the Texas Power Outage Map which is showing the following power outages:
Anderson: 91
Bowie: 45
Camp: 5
Cherokee: 291
Franklin: 54
Gregg: 273
Harrison: 794
Henderson: 81
Morris: 1
Nacogdoches: 305
Panola: 1,108
Polk: 8
Rusk: 145
Shelby: 254
Smith: 457
Titus: 249
Trinity: 3
Upshur: 1
Van Zandt: 73
Wood: 34
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