Power outages continue across southern U.S.; triple-digit heat wave grips Texas
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June 20, 2023
Delcia Lopez, Associated Press
The sun sets at wind farm in McCook, Texas during a heat wave on July 20, 2022. More than 300,000 customers in the southern U.S. remained without power Monday, June 19, 2023, following damaging weekend storms,
AUSTIN, Texas - More than 300,000 customers in the southern U.S. remained without power Monday following damaging weekend storms, leaving residents searching for relief as sweltering temperatures continued to scorch the region.
At least one person in Oklahoma died due to the prolonged outages, officials said.
The bulk of outages were in Oklahoma, where heavy storms Saturday night carried winds as strong as 80 mph around Tulsa, according to the National Weather Service. About 165,000 customers around the city still had no power Monday as crews scrambled to repair more than 700 broken poles and downed wires, said Amy Brown, a spokeswoman for Public Service Company of Oklahoma.
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