Severe weather causing power outages in North Texas

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NORTH TEXAS (CBSNewsTexas.com) - Severe weather rolled through Wednesday night, causing power outages in North Texas.

Data from Oncor shows thousands in the DFW area are without power. Here are the number of outages as of 5:30 a.m. Thursday:

Dallas County – 2,308

Denton County – 276

Collin County – 984

Tarrant County –15,087

Oncor says the latest estimated power restoration is Thursday at 7 a.m.

Insane amount of lightning with increasing winds here near Poolville in W Wise County @ScottPadgettCBS @CBSNewsTexas @ErinMoranWX @NWSFortWorth pic.twitter.com/A1fvJkfFI1
— Jason McLaughlin 🌪️🌪️🌪️🌪️🌪️ (@NorthTXWeather) October 5, 2023

"Resources are available and will be working to restore power as needed in these areas," said Oncor.

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