August 31, 2017 - As of 5pm, Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative is reporting less than 20 outages after Hurricane Harvey swept through the area.
Crews began the day with just over 3,300 outages. By 8am, power had been restored to half and less than 1,000 by noon. Crews will continue to work until all power is restored.
We commend DETEC and contract crews for their diligent work and thank you all for your patience as they work to restore power as quickly and as safely as possible.
If you are still experiencing an outage, please call 1-800-392-5986.
As of 2 PM, Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative is reporting approximately 552 outages.
Panola County: 1 meter out
Nacogdoches County: 1
San Augustine County: 57
Sabine County: 268
Jasper County: 3
Newton County: 222
As of 11am, Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative is reporting approximately 1,486 outages.
Panola County: 1 meter out
Shelby County: 46
Nacogdoches County: 2
San Augustine County: 130
Sabine County: 662
Jasper County: 1
Newton County: 591
Today, as flood waters recede, crews are diligently working to restore power as quickly and as safely as possible. With just over 3,300 outages at 8am this morning, crews have made considerable progress, restoring more than half by 11am.
As of 8:30am, Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative is reporting approximately 3,301 outages.
Panola County: 1 meter out
Shelby County: 226
Nacogdoches County: 51
San Augustine County: 480
Sabine County: 774
Jasper County: 100
Newton County: 1,546
Overnight flash flood warnings and road closures greatly slowed work. Today, as flood waters recede, crews are diligently working to restore power as quickly and as safely as possible.
DETEC would like to remind members to be safe - STAY AWAY FROM ALL DOWNED LINES. Consider them all to be live and dangerous.
Call DETEC at 1-800-392-5986 to report downed lines.
August 30, 2017 - As of 7:30 PM, Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative is reporting approximately 2,271 outages.
Outages by County:
Panola County: 1 meter out
Shelby County: 5
Nacogdoches County: 276
San Augustine County: 517
Sabine County: 459
Jasper County: 81
Newton County: 843
As of 4:45 PM, Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative is reporting approximately 2,605 outages.
Outages by County:
Shelby County: 2 meters out
Nacogdoches County: 123
San Augustine County: 784
Sabine County: 1,211
Jasper County: 81
Newton County: 311
As of 2 PM, Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative is reporting approximately 3,188 outages.
Outages by County:
Shelby County: 43 meters out
Nacogdoches County: 29
San Augustine County: 1,117
Sabine County: 1,688
Jasper County: 3
Newton County: 219
As of 12 PM, Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative is reporting approximately 3,323 outages as Tropical Storm Harvey moves through the area.
Outages by County:
Shelby County: 30 meters out
Nacogdoches County: 575
San Augustine County: 372
Sabine County: 1,896
Jasper County: 3
Newton County: 350
As of 10 AM, Deep East Texas Electric Cooperative is reporting approximately 3,660 outages as Tropical Storm Harvey moves through the area.
Call DETEC at 1-800-392-5986 to report downed lines.
Outages by County:
Shelby County: 63 meters out
Nacogdoches County: 403
San Augustine County: 515
Sabine County: 1,345
Jasper County: 982
Newton County: 328
With the current rainfall levels and the projected rainfall in the future, please understand that restoration efforts may be slowed considerably to ensure the safety of our lineman and contractors.
- If you or someone in your household is dependent upon life support, identify a location you can move to that has an alternate power source.
- Check backup generators for proper operations and remember to carefully follow generator safety precautions including NOT operating a generator indoors.
- Monitor local weather conditions.
- Follow warnings from local authorities. If you must travel, check drivetexas.org, for road closures and hazard information.
Please report outages, by calling: 1-800-392-5986
