Nearly all customers restored following severe weather Tuesday.
Vast majority of customers restored following severe weather Tuesday.
Large amounts of snow along with strong wind gusts greatly impacted the north and northwest areas of the state, causing an estimated 36,000 Entergy Arkansas customer outages at its peak Wednesday morning. The weight of the winter precipitation felled trees, broke limbs, power lines and other equipment, and damage assessments are ongoing.
Nearly 60% of affected customers were restored within 24 hours of the storm’s initial impact.
The majority of customers are expected to be restored today with the exception of the hardest hit areas.
About 36,000 customers lost power during the winter storms that moved through Arkansas yesterday and overnight.
As of 8:30 p.m., approximately 21,000 customers are without power, down from a peak of more than 32,000 at 5 p.m. Tuesday afternoon.
The Edison Electric Institute has awarded Entergy with its Emergency Assistance Award for sending crews to assist in restoration efforts following Hurricane Ian, a Category 4 storm that made landfall along the western coastline of Florida.