Over 500 Hidalgo County residents without power amid thunderstorm in the area
Over 500 outages were reported after a strong thunderstorm hit central Hidalgo County.
Outage maps from AEP Texas and Magic Valley electric co-operative shows a combined report of 541 outages in Hidalgo County as of 11 p.m. Monday.
At about 6:40 p.m. Monday, 6,241 outages were reported in Hidalgo County.
Wind gusts of 52 miles per hour were reported in Edinburg, and the heaviest rainfall stretches along Highway 107 from Edinburg to Elsa.
The thunderstorms were expected to continue impacting southeastern Hidalgo County through 6:45 p.m. Monday.
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