Oncor brought contractors from nearby states to Texas to help restore power.
"I'll tell you for a short period of time that was pretty intense," said Same Westleman of Dallas.
Sunday afternoon's rainstorms, with wind gusts up to 65 miles per hour, knocked part of the fence at his Oak Lawn home into his pool.The storm also damaged his sprinklers and landscaping.Most of the damage he saw was caused by falling tree branches.A strong line of storms on Sunday afternoon left homes and cars damagedDallas ISD crews were also called to clean up the entrance to Geneva Heights Elementary School in East Dallas.
As of 4 p.m. Monday, Oncor says it has restored power to 80,000 customers. More than 13,000 Oncor customers were still without power. Oncor warns customers to avoid any downed power lines and not to attempt to remove any debris and tree limbs from areas near power lines.
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