Entire town of Celeste in Hunt County hit by power outage

Trees bend under the weight of ice in Celeste, Texas on Feb. 3, 2022.
Trees bend under the weight of ice in Celeste, Texas on Feb. 3, 2022. Photo credit LP Phillips

CELESTE (1080 KRLD)- There's an entire town in Hunt County that has been without power since 8:00, Wednesday night.

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The town of Celeste suffered major ice damage that has caused hundreds of trees to snap, some across power lines.

The only way to get power in Celeste is a generator. Lines are down everywhere as power crews from Texas George and Alabama work to clear tree branches that are on lines and reconnect those that snapped.

One man who has lived in Celeste most of his life says he hasn't seen anything like this since 1979. He says his yard looks like a bomb went off.

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