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Toppled electric poles and downed wires left residents and businesses in various parts of Lamesa without electricity for 24-36 hours or more after a heavy storm roared into town Saturday. “I know we had about 9,000 customers out, but I don’t know if that was all in Lamesa,” said Kristy Tyra, area manager of customer operations for Oncor. Oncor doesn’t generate electricity. The company distributes it. The storm also turned the lights off in parts of O’Donnell. There are two feeder lines supplying the town with electricity. One of those feeders didn’t get back to work until Sunday. Power was back on to most ...

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Lamesa Press-Reporter

P.O. Box 710
Lamesa, TX 79331
806-872-2177