![]() Mark Escott, interim public health authority for Austin-Travis County. “We know this is frustrating and disappointing,” said Dr. The cancellations will not have a negative effect on vaccinations because second shots can come between 28 and 42 days after a first shot and Saturday's appointments were on the low end of that range. The lingering winter weather hazards Saturday prompted Austin Public Health to cancel about 2,300 COVID-19 vaccine appointments scheduled for Saturday with the intention of rescheduling them for this week.Īll of the canceled appointments were for second doses of the vaccine for people who had received their first dose Jan. Pedernales Electric Cooperative, which serves the Hill Country west of Austin and parts of western Williamson, Travis and Hays counties, reported as many as 25 outages affecting 958 customers at 7 a.m., but by 10 a.m. only 467 customers were affected by 64 outages. Saturday, according to the utility's outage map. Overall, the total of number of customers without power by Saturday morning was about 1,200.Ībout 220 Oncor customers across eastern Williamson County, northeastern Travis County and northwestern Bastrop County also were without power at 10 a.m. Tree trimming was needed before the department could fix some additional outages. On Saturday morning, Austin Energy reported only 21 active power outages across the city, a significant improvement from the 151 reported Friday night. ![]() Multiple city departments and utilities continued respond to calls for service related to the freeze. ![]() Protect the 4 P’s - People, Pets, Plants & Pipes."Ī winter storm warning is in effect until noon Monday for the counties in the Austin metro area: Travis, Hays, Williamson, Bastrop and Caldwell. "Be cautious if you travel," Austin Mayor Steve Adler wrote in an email to residents Friday night. ![]()
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