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Home » Announcements » Ice Storm 01/24/2025 » Reply To: Ice Storm 01/24/2025

Reply To: Ice Storm 01/24/2025

January 26, 2026 at 9:21 am #47834
Phillip Beall
Keymaster

All,

This is the Monday morning (0800) SITREP from Grok:

Grok begin:

https://grok.com/share/c2hhcmQtMg_cd82c5aa-0bb9-45be-a463-89f7ef673b04?rid=74abac47-99dd-4171-a836-d406860532f8

Question: As of Monday (January 26, 2026) are there any remaining power outages in Texas Red River, Lamar, adjacent Oklahoma counties, Texas Fannin or Collin County Texas?  If so please provide available details, preferred reporting options (links) and links for graphical maps.

Answer: As of Monday, January 26, 2026 (around early morning CST), there are some remaining power outages in the specified areas following the recent winter storm, though numbers have decreased significantly from peak levels over the weekend.  The storm caused widespread issues earlier (e.g., thousands affected in some counties on Jan 24-25), but restoration efforts have progressed.

Texas Counties:

Red River County: Yes, outages remain.  Approximately 698 customers are without power (about 7.51% of tracked customers in the county).

Lamar County: Yes, outages remain.  Approximately 1,901 customers are without power (about 6.48% of tracked customers in the county).  Note that Lamar County Electric Cooperative (a key provider there) shows 0 outages in its specific service area per one aggregator, but overall county data indicates residual impacts—likely from other providers or pockets.

Fannin County: No specific mentions of significant or remaining outages in recent reports or aggregators for this date; it appears minimal or resolved in covered areas (not highlighted among impacted counties).

Collin County: Minimal outages.  Oncor (primary provider for much of Collin) reports low county-level impacts overall (e.g., single-digit or very low customer counts in recent views), with statewide Oncor outages around 8,500+ total but not concentrated here.  Earlier storm reports showed very few in Collin (e.g., under 100 at peaks).

Adjacent Oklahoma Counties (e.g., Choctaw, McCurtain, Bryan, Marshall, Love counties bordering the Red River area): Very minimal statewide in Oklahoma (only ~249 total customers out across the entire state, or 0.01%).  McCurtain County has a small number (59), but border counties like Choctaw, Bryan, Marshall, and Love show no reported outages.  Texoma region reports indicate the grid held up well overall, with only pockets affected earlier.

Preferred Reporting Options and Links:

For real-time aggregated data across utilities (including county-level summaries): PowerOutage.us Texas page — https://poweroutage.us/area/state/texas (updates frequently; check individual county links like https://poweroutage.us/area/county/1457 for Red River or https://poweroutage.us/area/county/1422 for Lamar).

Oncor (serves Collin, parts of Fannin): Interactive outage map — https://stormcenter.oncor.com/ (view by county or zip code; updates every 10 minutes). Report/check status: https://www.oncor.com/outages.

AEP Texas (may cover parts of northeast Texas/Texoma areas): Outage map — https://outagemap.aeptexas.com/ (view by county, zip, etc.; updates every 15 minutes). Report outage: https://www.aeptexas.com/outages/report.

For Lamar County-specific (Electric Coop): Outage map/info — https://lamarelectric.coop/outage-map.

Oklahoma statewide (for adjacent counties): https://poweroutage.us/area/state/oklahoma.

Graphical Maps:

National/state overview with county drill-down: https://poweroutage.us/ (main map, though sometimes “unavailable”—use county-specific pages above for details).

Oncor graphical outage map: https://stormcenter.oncor.com/ (visual pins/clusters by area).

AEP Texas interactive map: https://outagemap.aeptexas.com/ (shows outage locations, cases, and estimated restorations).

For the most precise, up-to-the-minute info (as conditions evolve post-storm), check the utility-specific maps directly or enter your zip code/address.

Local news like KXII (Texoma) reported confidence in grid stability by Jan 25-26, with most areas recovering.  If you’re in an affected area, report outages via the links to help prioritize restoration. Stay safe!

Grok end.

Yesterday we made contact with a little over 30 Club members to confirm who had power and who did not.  Two members were on generator power and one member (away on a business trip) had his family in a hotel because their power was out.

We did not reach a number of members.  If you receive an email telling you about this update and have not spoken or texted with a Club officer, please  spare us having to chase you down and call or text me your status.

73

Phillip Beall (W5EBC)
secretary@rrvarc.net
Cell: 214-729-6182

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Who We Are

Red River Valley Amateur Radio Club (RRVARC) is a licensed FCC radio operator (WB5RDD) and an affiliate of the American Radio Relay League (ARRL) – The National Association for Amateur Radio®.

Club members – hams – are persons interested in amateur radio operations and public service. The Club and its members participate in public service events such as the Tour de Paris, Field Day and educational activities, as well as during emergency preparedness activations.

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The Red River Valley Amateur Radio Club meets at High Cotton Kitchen (1260 Clarksville Street, Paris, TX 75460) usually on the 4th Saturday of each month.  There is an optional breakfast gathering at 0830-0900 and the meeting starts at 1000.  The Club meeting is conducted in the rear conference room.

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