More than 27,000 Hidalgo County residents were without power as a severe thunderstorm moved through the Rio Grande Valley.
AEP Texas reported 11,482 customers without power, while Magic Valley Electric Co-op reported 16,334 outages.
The outages came as a severe thunderstorm warning was issued for Hidalgo County through 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 2.
According to the First Warn 5 Weather Team, the storm was producing frequent thunder and lightning, brief but very strong winds and heavy downpours.