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Downtown Omaha area OPPD customers experience power outage
UPDATE: OPPD found cause of outage in downtown Omaha area, power to be restored
Updated: 6:58 PM CDT Aug 24, 2023
FROM OMAHA’S WEATHER LEADER TO CHIEF METEOROLOGIST BILL RANDBY WITH YOUR ACCURATE WEATHER NOW, FORECAST. HERE WE GO. IT IS RANDBY FACTOR TIME FOR THIS EVENING. THIS EVENING GETS A RANDBY FACTOR OF THREE. IT’S STILL NASTY FOR BEING AND WORKING OUTSIDE THOUGH. WE’VE GOT AT LEAST SOME IMPROVEMENT ON THE WAY. WE’RE STILL RUNNING UNTIL 10:00 AREA WIDE. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING AND NOW TOMORROW. SO BASICALLY A LONG I-80 INTO THE SOUTHEAST. WE WILL STILL HAVE THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT, 103 TODAY. NOT A RECORD, BUT THE HOTTEST TEMPERATURE SO FAR THIS YEAR AND 80 DEGREES, THE LOW TEMPERATURE, THAT’S A RECORD WARM, LOW TEMPERATURE. NO RAINFALL. NOW WE’RE ONLY A LITTLE BIT ABOVE AVERAGE HERE FOR THE MONTH. POLLEN BACK TO A HIGH COUNT OF WEED, POLLEN, THE AIR QUALITY IN THE MEDIUM OR MODERATE CATEGORY. LEIGH. WELL, HERE’S OUR VIEW FROM 90TH DODGE THE AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK. A LITTLE BIT OF A BREEZE OUT OF THE SOUTH. YOU SEE THE TRAFFIC THERE AT DODGE 101 FEELS LIKE 110. IT’S NOT GOOD. BY COMPARISON. ON MONDAY WE HAD IT FEELS LIKE OF 116, TUESDAY 115, WEDNESDAY 115. SO MAYBE NOT QUITE AS BAD, BUT DON’T KNOW IF YOU CAN TELL THE DIFFERENCE. IT’S ROUGH. 101 IN FREMONT 104. LINK AUBURN. BEATRICE DEW POINTS HAVE REALLY DROPPED SOUTHWEST OF OMAHA AND THEY’RE DOWN TODAY VERSUS YESTERDAY AND EVEN WESTERN IOWA. BUT IT’S STILL BAD. THE HEAT INDEX 110. THAT’S DANGEROUS FOR BEING AND WORKING OUTSIDE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES. THE LITTLE BREEZE OUT OF THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST ACROSS NEBRASKA, NOT MUCH ON SUPER DOPPLER SEVEN RADAR, NOT MANY CLOUDS AROUND, BUT A COUPLE OF SHOWERS. THUNDER SHOWERS ALONG I-90 AND SOUTH DAKOTA AND THERE’S STILL THE REMNANT OF HAROLD, THE TROPICAL SYSTEM FROM TEXAS COMING UP THROUGH COLORADO. THAT SHOULD BRING US MORE CLOUDS AND MAYBE A RAIN CHANCE AS EARLY AS TOMORROW EVENING AND NIGHT. TONIGHT, NO RAIN CHANCE, THOUGH. SHOWERS AND STORMS NORTH OF US TOMORROW FRONT GETTING INTO THE AREA AND THERE COULD BE A SCATTERED SHOWER OR THUNDERSTORM ALONG THE FRONT. THE HEAT OF THE DAY, THE MODELS DON’T SHOW TOO MUCH, BUT IT’S POSSIBLE WE’LL HAVE TO WATCH OUT FOR THAT TOMORROW EVENING, ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF THE OMAHA METRO. 74. THE LOW TONIGHT STILL VERY WARM, MOSTLY CLEAR LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. FRIDAY, NOT AS HOT, BUT HEY, HEAT INDEX CLOSE TO 100IN THE AFTERNOON. YOU STILL GOT TO BE A LITTLE CAREFUL OUTSIDE HERE IN THE OMAHA METRO HIGH OF 9380 ON SATURDAY, THERE IS THE CHANCE TO GET A COUPLE OF SHOWERS, MAYBE A THUNDERSTORM, EM FRIDAY EVENING, EARLY SATURDAY MORNING, AND EVEN SUNDAY, A SLIGHT CHANCE OF A SHOWER NEXT WEEK. WOW, IT LOOKS GOOD. PLEASANT OUT NEXT WEDNESDAY, OF COURSE, VOLLEYBALL DAY IN NEBRASKA RIGHT NOW LOOKS GREAT. THURSDAY HUSKERS PLAYED IN MINNESOTA. LOOKS GOOD HERE. PERFECT WEATHER FOR SOME GOOD BIG RED FUN. ALL RIGHT. ABSOLUTELY. THANKS, BILL. SURE. STILL AHEAD, A GOOSE CALL IN
UPDATE: OPPD found cause of outage in downtown Omaha area, power to be restored
Updated: 6:58 PM CDT Aug 24, 2023
Related video above: Bill Randby's Thursday forecastUPDATE: OPPD found a faulty piece of equipment was the culprit of the power outage.Customers have been switched to another power source while repairs are being made.Previous coverageAbout 1,000 OPPD customers are experiencing power outages in the downtown Omaha area.OPPD confirmed the outage started around 5:45 p.m., and they are troubleshooting to determine the cause.Omaha is experiencing dangerously hot weather on Thursday as the power outages affect air conditioning throughout the area.Click here to stay up to date on current outages.Currently, there is a very tentative restoration time of 7:30 p.m., but OPPD said that may change depending on the cause of the outage.Get the latest headlines from KETV NewsWatch 7
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Related video above: Bill Randby's Thursday forecast
UPDATE: OPPD found a faulty piece of equipment was the culprit of the power outage.
Customers have been switched to another power source while repairs are being made.
Previous coverage
About 1,000 OPPD customers are experiencing power outages in the downtown Omaha area.
OPPD confirmed the outage started around 5:45 p.m., and they are troubleshooting to determine the cause.
Omaha is experiencing dangerously hot weather on Thursday as the power outages affect air conditioning throughout the area.
Click here to stay up to date on current outages.
Currently, there is a very tentative restoration time of 7:30 p.m., but OPPD said that may change depending on the cause of the outage.
Get the latest headlines from KETV NewsWatch 7
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