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<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\nA powerful storm knocked out power and damaged homes across San Antonio on Friday night, but a barber refused to close his shop. Texas Publilc Radio reported that with no electricity, he moved his barber chair outside and continued cutting customers\u2019 hair as residents cleaned up fallen trees and dealt with the heat.Winds of 50 to 65 mph, heavy rain, lightning and flash flooding to parts of the city knocked down trees and power lines across the city, left homes damaged, trees and utility poles toppled and more than 112,000 CPS Energy customers without electricity at its peak.Tens of thousands of people were still without power on Saturday as residents began clearing debris and checking the damage. With temperatures rising towards 100 degrees, families without electricity also had to find ways to stay cool.On San Antonio\u2019s West Side, the morning after the storm was filled with the sounds of chainsaws, generators and people working together. Streets near Zarzamora Street were covered with fallen branches and trees. Some trees had landed on homes and vehicles, while others brought down power lines.<\/p>\n The power cuts also affected businesses across the West Side. Some businesses closed on Saturday, while others looked for ways to continue operating despite the outage.At the Misfit barbershop on Martin Street, owner and barber Juan Martinez decided not to close. Instead, he moved a barber\u2019s chair outside the shop and continued cutting customers\u2019 hair.The chair was placed beneath an awning, where it had some shade. The shop itself had no electricity, but Martinez was determined to keep working. \u201cIt\u2019s a hard time, but you want to look good,\u201d Martinez said.For Martinez, closing was not really an option. \u201cI\u2019m a business owner and as long as I\u2019m out here showing my guys, power, no power, we can still do it,\u201d he said.A little wind outside was enough to make the arrangement possible, Martinez said. His customers were also trying to deal with the situation in the same way.\u201cIt\u2019s hard, it\u2019s crazy, it\u2019s difficult, but at the end of the day all they say is we gotta roll with the punches. We gotta keep positive.\u201dThe damage around the neighbourhood was still clearly visible. Fallen trees had hit vehicles and power lines, while some homes had roofs badly damaged or completely removed.\u201cThese trees are old and you see them and the trees are knocked over the vehicles, knocked out powerlines, there\u2019s a couple of houses where the roofs are caved in, roofs are taken off, it\u2019s just madness right now,\u201d Martinez said.<\/p>\n Strong winds and heavy rain swept through the area Friday evening. (Photo: San Antonio Express News)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/p>\n Despite the damage and power outages, Martinez said the neighbourhood had an important strength- its community. \u201cI feel like as a community we can pull together,\u201d he said.Martinez was born and raised on the West Side and said the area\u2019s history and roots were an important part of its identity.\u201cThat\u2019s what I love about the West Side,\u201d he said. \u201cI\u2019m born and raised over here. The West Side has history. You have roots down here. You have a foundation of who you are.\u201dResidents spent Saturday dealing with the immediate effects of the storm. Some cut up fallen trees, others cleared damaged homes, while families without electricity tried to stay cool.<\/div>\n Martinez moved a barber\u2019s chair outside the shop and continued cutting customers\u2019 hair. (Photo: TPR) A powerful storm knocked out power and damaged homes across San Antonio on Friday night, but a barber refused to close his shop. 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<\/p>\nWest Side residents help each other<\/h2>\n<\/p>\n
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