Classes canceled at 3 Irving ISD schools due to storm-induced power outages
/ CBS Texas
Irving ISD schools without power to close Wednesday
Several schools in North Texas canceled classes on Wednesday due to power outages caused by severe weather the previous day.
Strong storms moved through North Texas on Tuesday morning, producing large hail and damaging winds that caused widespread damage.
During the severe weather event, many residents experienced power outages, with the peak number reaching over 335,000, according to Oncor.
Oncor serves 4,070,983 customers. As of Wednesday at 8:04 a.m., 6,517 outages was affecting 66,880 customers.
In a restoration notice posted on its website Tuesday evening, Oncor said employees have continued to assess damage, repair equipment and restore power to impacted customers. The company estimates that restoration will be substantially complete by Thursday night if weather allows.
However, restoration is expected to continue into Friday in the hardest-hit areas — including Irving, McKinney, Farmers Branch and certain pockets within the northern DFW region.
"We recognize the hardships and frustrations customers experience after severe storms and remain focused on restoring power as soon as safely possible," Oncor said.
Three Irving Independent School District schools have canceled classes. Hanes Elementary, de Zavala Middle School and Cardwell Career Preparatory Center will not hold classes on Wednesday, Irving ISD said in a Facebook post.
All other Irving ISD schools will open and operate as normal. The district anticipates that operations at all Irving ISD campuses will resume on Thursday.
At 8:04 a.m., Dallas County, where Irving is located, reported the highest number of power outages — 22,810.
Blalack Middle School remained closed on Wednesday due to a water main leak affecting the campus, CFBISD posted on X.
All other CFBISD campuses, except Furneaux Elementary School, planned to operate as normal.
Due to the storms' impact on utilities, Creekview High School and Blalack Middle School canceled classes on Tuesday.
CFBISD is based in Dallas County.
McKinney High School, which closed on Tuesday, will also remain closed on Wednesday, the district said in a Facebook post.
As of 8:04 a.m. in Collin County, Oncor reported 7,672 power outages.
ShaCamree Gowdy is a Freelance Digital Content Producer for CBS News Texas.