Entergy, Cleco working to restore storm-related power outages - WDSU New Orleans
Entergy, Cleco working to restore storm-related power outages
Thousands of customers were without power early Monday morning.
Entergy, Cleco working to restore storm-related power outages
Thousands of customers were without power early Monday morning.
LINES, INTERSECTIONS, OR BIKE PATHS. ALL RIGHT. RIGHT NOW THE POWER IS OUT FOR HUNDREDS OF CUSTOMERS AS THOSE STORMS MOVE THROUGH. YEAH, THAT RAIN STILL COMING DOWN. MOTHER NATURE PUT ON QUITE A LIGHT SHOW OVERNIGHT, CAUSING MANY OF YOUR LIGHTS TO GO OUT. THE BREAKING NEWS ANCHOR MORGAN LENTES IS LIVE WITH THAT AND ALSO SOME NEW VIDEO MORGAN SHOWING JUST THE SHEER STRENGTH OF THESE STORMS. YEAH, THE VIDEO IS WILD GUYS. WE’LL GET TO IT IN JUST A SECOND, BUT WE DO WANT TO BEGIN WITH THOSE POWER OUTAGES, WHICH WE ARE WATCHING CLOSELY BECAUSE THIS IS A FLUID SITUATION NOW. THANKFULLY, IT LOOKS LIKE POWER IS SLOWLY STARTING TO BE RESTORED IN MOST PLACES. HOWEVER, ENTERGY STILL REPORTING HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE IN THE DARK FROM THE SOUTH SHORE TO THE NORTH SHORE. NEW ORLEANS HAS THE MOST OUTAGES RIGHT NOW AT JUST OVER 1000. MORE THAN 200 PEOPLE HAVE NO LIGHTS IN JEFFERSON PARISH. AND THEN ON THE NORTH SHORE IN TANGIPAHOA PARISH, THERE ARE ABOUT 200 OUTAGES AS WELL AS FOR CLECO JUST UNDER 100 CUSTOMERS ARE OUT IN SAINT TAMMANY PARISH, THE MAJORITY IN SLIDELL AND MADISONVILLE. BUT THAT IS DOWN FROM ALMOST 600 AROUND 5 A.M. SO PROGRESS BEING MADE AND STAYING ON THE NORTH SHORE. WE HAVE NEW VIDEO TO SHOW YOU OF THE HAIL ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM. LOOK AT YOUR SCREEN. THIS IS VIDEO SHARED WITH US FROM A VIEWER IN HAMMOND. WE’VE ALSO GOT REPORTS OF HAIL IN TICKFAW ON THE SOUTH SHORE AS WELL IN METAIRIE. AND YOU CAN SEE SOME SPOTS, THE HAIL PILED UP, ALMOST LOOKING LIKE SNOW. AN INTERESTING SIGHT TO WAKE UP TO. AND WE DO WANT TO REMIND YOU THAT YOU CAN SHARE YOUR WEATHER PICTURES AND VIDEO WITH US. THAT G
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Entergy, Cleco working to restore storm-related power outages
Thousands of customers were without power early Monday morning.
Strong storms moved through the New Orleans Metro area Monday, causing power outages for thousands of people.At the storm's peak, more than 1,000 Entergy customers were without power in New Orleans. Another 200 people woke up in the dark in Jefferson Parish.Northshore communities were also impacted by hail, heavy rain and high winds. Tangipahoa and St. Tammany Parish recorded the most power outages.The lights are coming back on slowly.To view the current Entergy outage map, click here.Cleco's outages can be viewed here.
NEW ORLEANS —
To view the current Entergy outage map, click
Cleco's outages can be viewed
Strong storms moved through the New Orleans Metro area Monday, causing power outages for thousands of people.
At the storm's peak, more than 1,000 Entergy customers were without power in New Orleans. Another 200 people woke up in the dark in Jefferson Parish.
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Northshore communities were also impacted by hail, heavy rain and high winds. Tangipahoa and St. Tammany Parish recorded the most power outages.
The lights are coming back on slowly.
To view the current Entergy outage map, click here.
Cleco's outages can be viewed here.
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