UPDATE- Hundreds of East Texans are without power as storms continue to pummel the area Tuesday night.

Oncor Electric is reporting 7-thousand customers are without power in the Tyler- Whitehouse area.

Charles Hill with Oncor says, 3 "feeders" are out.

They expect all electricity to be back on by Wednesday morning at the latest.

Swepco is showing almost 700 people do not have power in Upshur and Harrison counties.

There are also many reports of trees down across East Texas.

In Smith County, Officials tell us nine trees are reported knocked down.

So please, be careful!

Tune in to KETK News at 10 for the latest with Chief Meteorologist Scott Chesner.