1,000+ customers without power in Region 8 - KAIT
1,000+ customers without power in Region 8
Published: May. 8, 2024 at 10:30 PM CDT|Updated: 49 minutes ago
REGION 8 (KAIT) – As storms are moving through Region 8, over a thousand customers are without power.
At 2:50 a.m. Thursday, the following electric providers are reporting outages.
Entergy Arkansas
- Clay - 604
- Cross - 177
- Fulton - 20
- Independence - 14
- Mississippi - 50
- Stone - 47
- White - 39
North Arkansas Electric Cooperative
- Fulton - 141
Caruthersville Police Department reports multiple lines and trees down due to strong winds, and power out in areas of town. They urge anyone who has to be out not to approach any lines they find down and report them to the police.
K8 News will continue to follow these outages as storms continue tonight.
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