RICHARDSON, Texas — Residents in a large area of Richardson had their water access fully restored after power outages at two pumping stations during the storms Thursday night.
Richardson city officials announced the power restoration around 3 a.m.
The city had asked residents on the north and west side of the city to stop water use except for emergencies due to power outages at two pumping stations.
Oncor was able to respond to the outages Thursday night and restore power to the facilities shortly before 10 p.m. The city's water system was back to normal operating levels by early Friday.
Severe storms moved through the Dallas-Fort Worth area, bringing powerful winds and causing thousands of North Texans to lose power.
In a news release Thursday night, officials with the city of Richardson said there is a "critical water shortage" due to power outages at the North Side and West Side water pumping stations.
Officials said there was also a loss of backup power services.
The city was asking all residents who live west of U.S. Highway 75 to cease water usage except for emergencies.
That included areas such as Prairie Creek Park, Richardson High School and the University of Texas at Dallas.
"Water is currently in City water storage facilities, but will run out if all customers do not immediately cease use of water, except for emergency needs only," officials said.
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