THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 18 Morning Update. POWER, FROZEN PIPES, ROADS & MORE
POWER UPDATE: ERCOT and Oncor announced early Thursday they stopped rolling blackouts across the state, though some customers may continue to experience power outages due to damaged equipment.
As of 9 a.m., around 35,000 customers in Tarrant County and 23,000 in Dallas County were without power, according to Oncor’s outage map. Oncor said in a Twitter thread Thursday morning there were around 150,000 Texans awaiting power due in part to damage from Wednesday’s winter storm, which dropped
FROZEN AND BURST PIPES As temperatures begin to rise, it is possible that many residents will see pipes burst. To help with this situation, if you are a resident of Burleson and do not currently have water right now, please turn it off at the main disconnect. See a step-by-step graphic or watch this video to learn how to turn it off. If you are not able to turn the water off at the street yourself, then call 682-312-2780 Monday – Friday, 8 a.m. – 4 p.m.
If you have an emergency with a broken pipe and water is entering your home, call 817-426-9903.
CITY FACILITIES CLOSED Thursday, February 18.
TRASH AND RECYCLING will not run on Thursday, February 18. Bulk trash will not be collected this week. It hopefully will be collected next week. When trash service does resume, it will take multiple days to get caught up. We appreciate your patience and apologize for the inconvenience.
ROADS primary streets are largely travelable, neighborhood and less traveled streets are very slick. There is also reports of cobblestone ice beginning to occur. Take caution as you drive.
There are multiple warming stations available through town:
DO NOT VENTURE OUT ON FROZEN PONDS We have been made aware of several children that have ventured out on frozen ponds. We cannot tell you what a TERRIBLE idea this is. The ice is incredibly unstable and dangerous. Beyond that, our public safety is not equipped to make ice water rescues, and if you fall through, hypothermia will happen almost immediately. Please tell your children not to do this.
WATER BOIL Johnson County Special Utility District has released a map that shows what customers need to boil their water. It does not affect everyone. View the map