A significant power outage in Texas is impacting over 77,000 customers, representing a 2.6x increase above normal levels. This outage threatens site operations for contact centers and back-office facilities in affected areas, potentially causing service disruptions and staffing challenges. WFM leaders should assess operational continuity plans for Texas-based facilities and prepare for potential service level impacts.
Impact Summary
A significant power outage in Texas is impacting over 77,000 customers, representing a 2.6x increase above normal levels. This outage threatens site operations for contact centers and back-office facilities in affected areas, potentially causing service disruptions and staffing challenges. WFM leaders should assess operational continuity plans for Texas-based facilities and prepare for potential service level impacts.
Domain
Infrastructure
Region
Texas, US, South Africa
Opened By
watchkeeper
May 20, 2026, 06:30 AM UTC
Event Cluster
2 events
OVIX Score
8.5
Closed
watchkeeper-auto(merged)
May 20, 2026, 10:38 AM UTC
Timeline3
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Incident openedby watchkeeperMay 20, 2026, 06:30 AM UTC
Auto-declared from 2 infrastructure signals via tier=cluster_llm. OVIX score 8.5.
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Note addedby watchkeeperMay 20, 2026, 06:30 AM UTC
Flagged for human validation: SEV2 incidents require manual review per policy.
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Incident closedby watchkeeperMay 20, 2026, 10:38 AM UTC
Bulk closed: duplicate/noise from v2 calibration. Replaced by v3-calibrated engine.
Evidence / Why this?
Traced to source — read-only
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