Oncor crews have been making progress in dealing with the scattered power outages across North Texas. They're also responding to new outages cropping up today.
"Sometimes folks will think that since the precipitation has stopped and we're not seeing any snow or ice falling from the sky...that we're not going to be seeing any additional outages," Jen Myers with Oncor said.
"Even today as we get up to 33 or 32 degrees with some sunshine...what will happen today is that those ice-laden trees will start to see some melting. As that happens, as the ice falls off that tree - the limbs can spring back up and cause more breakage, more impacts on the lines. So just because the rain, freezing rain, sleet and snow have stopped does not mean we won't continue to see more weather-related outages, it's just a different kind now."
Oncor has kept crews working 24-hours a day. Each crew works a 16-hour shift. The company has about 6,000 employees and 1,700 personnel brought in from other states to help during the storm.
"We equip them with the best equipment to make sure that they are staying warm, staying hydrated, staying safe," Myers said. "That being said, when we're talking about a 'feels like' temperature of negative 5 degrees, it's still uncomfortable. These men and women that are out there...they are heroes."
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