More than 20,000 TEP customers experience outages across Tucson - KVOA Tucson News
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TUCSON, Ariz. (KVOA) – Tucson Electric Power reported outages for over 20,000 customers across Tucson Thursday.
The outages came not long after an intense monsoon storm ripped through Southern Arizona.
According to TEP's website, the outages across the city were reported between 5:00pm and 6:00pm.
Avra Valley, Marana, Catalina, Oro Valley, Flowing Wells, Casas Adobes, Tucson Estates, and Tucson's southwest side were all affected by outages.
Some of the causes are still under investigation, but TEP's website is showing that most of the outages happened after equipment became damaged in the storm.
Many customers are still without power as TEP crews work to restore power across the city.
Live updates on outages can be seen on TEP's website here: https://www.tep.com/outages/
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