CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Hundreds of AEP-Texas customers are without electricity Friday after a cold front blew in in the early hours, bringing sustained winds of more than 30 MPH with it into the afternoon.
While Flour Bluff is usually the area affected by power disruptions, according to the AEP-Texas outage map, most of the outages are being reported in Corpus Christi's Bay Area.
In the case your area does lose power, the link above or the map below can give you a rough idea of when electricity is expected to be restored to your neighborhood: Just plug in your zip code or address, and the map will indicate whether your area of town has been affected.
AEP-Texas issued a news release Thursday outlining its readiness plan for the next few days, saying crews in all Texas districts are on alert and will be ready to respond.
Director of corporate communications with AEP Texas, Omar Lopez, joined us live in studios and advised residents to have a plan for possible outages especially those who have medical equipment that is electricity dependent.
"We also remind people it's important to have an emergency kit with a flashlight and a radio, charge all of your mobile devices, make sure your car is full of fuel and have some food an water for about two days," Lopez said "We just don't know what the weather is going to be like."
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