Residents still without power days after microburst ...Middle East

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Days after severe weather hit the Austin metro area, many residents still find themselves without power.

As of Saturday night, Austin Energy's outage map shows over a thousand Austin Energy customers without power. Chris Phillips is one of residents without power living in Northwest Austin.

"We're hopeful. We keep getting reports that Austin Energy is making a lot of progress," Phillips said.

One of Phillips' concerns with the power outages was staying cool, as the Austin metro has seen temperatures in the 80s and 90s since the storm. Phillips said he was mowing his lawn's grass as a result of the heat.

"I just figured, if I'm going to be sweaty inside, I might as well be productive and sweaty outside," Phillips said.

Matt Schocket is another resident in northwest Austin, and he wished there was more communication from the city on how long the outages would last.

"It's pretty miserable," Schocket said. "Had they told me three days ago when this happened—hey it's going to be four or five days—I would have handled this a lot differently. You don't like fire up a generator and kind of do these things for four or five days. I would have gone to a hotel."

Austin Energy said on social media they plan to move into "Phase 3" of restoration on Sunday, which means crews will focus "on even more complex and time-consuming restoration efforts." They said such efforts could take hours to repair and restore power for residents at a slower pace.

Austin Energy also announced on social media they will be hosting a community event on Sunday provide "helpful resources and information" regarding storm restoration. The event will occur at Austin Energy's headquarters from 12-4 PM on Sunday.

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