Several residents are without power as severe weather moves through the Omaha metro area. At the peak of outages reported Tuesday morning, the Omaha Public Power District reported more than 13,400 total outages as of 7:40 a.m. By 12:20 p.m., that number dropped to about 2,900. More than 2,700 Outages were still being repaired in Douglas County. Sarpy County reported 21 outages, while Saunders County dealt with 22 outages. As of 1:50 p.m., 5,839 people were without power in several counties. Douglas – 4,627 Sarpy – 26 Washington – 1,017 Saunders – 25 Cass – 1 Dodge – 143 OPPD urges the community to be careful of floodwaters and storm debris. In a report on its blog , OPPD said crews are working to restore power to the remaining customers affected by the outages. They did not indicate expected recovery times. To see the map of areas affected by the outages, click here. MidAmerican Energy also reported nearly 1,000 power outages in the Council Bluffs area early Tuesday morning. As of 12:20 p.m., that number had dropped to 92. This outage map can be viewed here. OPPD reminded the public to be careful of storm debris and floodwaters. They urged people to use caution in removing downed tree branches or branches touching power lines. Anyone encountering downed power lines should avoid them and treat them like live wires. Report them by calling 911.
Several residents are without power as severe weather moves through the Omaha metro area.
At the peak of outages reported Tuesday morning, the Omaha Public Power District reported more than 13,400 total outages as of 7:40 a.m.
As of 12:20 p.m., that number had dropped to about 2,900. More than 2,700 outages were still being repaired in Douglas County. Sarpy County reported 21 outages, while Saunders County dealt with 22 outages.
As of 1:50 p.m., 5,839 people were without power in several counties.
- Douglas – 4,627
- Sarpy – 26
- Washington – 1,017
- Saunders – 25
- Breakage – 1
- Dodge – 143
OPPD urges the community to be careful of floodwaters and storm debris.
In a report posted on its blog, OPPD said crews were working to restore power to the remaining customers affected by the outages. They did not offer expected restoration times.
To see the map of areas impacted by the outages, click here.
MidAmerican Energy also reported nearly 1,000 power outages in the Council Bluffs area early Tuesday morning. As of 12:20 p.m., that number dropped to 92. This outage map can be accessed here.
OPPD reminded the public to be careful of storm debris and floodwaters. They urged people to use caution in removing downed tree branches or branches touching power lines. Anyone encountering downed power lines should avoid them and treat them like live wires. Report them by calling 911.
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