The following are outage numbers for Rio Grande Valley as of 2 p.m. Wednesday:
 
TOTAL OUTAGE NUMBER FOR RIO GRANDE VALLEY – 21,697
 
Edinburg – 2,439
Harlingen – 6,263
McAllen – 2,151
Mission -- 863
Pharr – 372
Port Isabel/South Padre Island – 6,535
Rio Grande City -- 35
San Benito – 3,039
 
·        To report a fallen power line or electric hazard, or to report an outage, call 1-866-223-8508.  All power lines should be considered energized and dangerous. Don’t touch anything in contact with the line such as trees, fences or puddles of water since they can conduct electricity. Because of the likelihood that the storm will cause many lines to fall, customers are asked to keep their children and pets inside.
 
·        Additionally, customers using portable generators are asked to follow hook-up instructions carefully. An incorrectly installed generator can feed into the electric system, causing a hazard to employees working on power lines.

·        Customers are asked to turn on their porch lights to help patrolling crews determined the areas that have power and areas that are still without power.

AEP Texas, a unit of American Electric Power, delivers electricity to some 850,000 homes, businesses and industries in south and west Texas. AEP Texas provides regulated energy delivery service to consumers, regardless of which Retail Electric Provider they choose. The company is headquartered in Corpus Christi.