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OPPD outage map: Over 1,000 people without power in Sarpy County

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Over 1,000 OPPD customers without power Friday night

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Updated: 9:30 PM CDT May 23, 2025

KEEPS BACKFILLING. I KNOW IT JUST KEEPS KIND OF FILLING IN A LITTLE BIT MORE. IT DOES LOOK LIKE IT’S GOING TO COME TO AN END SOMETIME SOON. SO OVERNIGHT AT THE VERY MOST, I THINK WE’LL GET A FEW SPRINKLES, MAYBE A LIGHT DRIZZLE. BUT WHAT WE GOT RIGHT NOW IS KIND OF WHAT WE’VE HAD THE PAST 3 OR 4 HOURS. IT JUST KIND OF KEEPS BUILDING TO OUR WEST, MOVING OVER OMAHA, AND YOU GET THESE MODERATE SHOWERS. AND THAT’S EXACTLY WHAT WE HAVE RIGHT NOW, RIGHT OVER DOWNTOWN OMAHA. BUT IT DOES LOOK LIKE THE BACK EDGE OF THIS IS MORE SO JUST SPRINKLES THAN IT IS ANY MODERATE SHOWERS OR DOWNPOURS. YOU CAN SEE THEY’RE ALL KIND OF BUILDING RIGHT IN THIS AREA JUST EAST OF COLUMBUS. KIND OF WHAT WE HAVE GOING ON RIGHT NOW IS A DIFFERENCE IN TEMPERATURES. WE CALL IT A BAROCLINIC ZONE. IN THE UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE. SO WHENEVER YOU HAVE TWO DIFFERENT DENSITIES OF AIR, ONE OF THEM IS GOING TO RISE. AND THAT’S WHAT WE HAVE GOING ON RIGHT IN THIS ENVIRONMENT HERE. JUST CAUSING THOSE SHOWERS TO KEEP BUILDING AND MOVING EASTWARD. SO HERE’S STORM PREDICTOR. IT’S NOT DOING A GREAT JOB. IT’S KIND OF ONE OF THOSE TOUGHER FORECAST ENVIRONMENTS. YOU COULD SAY. SO AROUND 10:00 IT SAYS MAYBE SOME SHOWERS NORTH OF I-80 THAT PUSH OFF TO THE EAST AND MAYBE SPRINKLES OVERNIGHT, WHICH COULD BE THE CASE OUTSIDE. RIGHT NOW WE’RE LOOKING TO THE WEST WHERE WE THOUGHT WE MIGHT SEE A RUMBLE OF THUNDER. BUT NOW THAT STORM IS KIND OF RIGHT OVER OMAHA AND IT’S NOT PRODUCING ANY THUNDER ANYMORE. 55 DEGREES IN NORTHEAST WIND AT SIX MILES PER HOUR, 50 IS ALMOST AREA WIDE. BEATRICE AND MARYVILLE ARE AT 60 DEGREES, BUT EVERYONE’S KIND OF ENGULFED IN THESE CLOUDS. THAT’S NOT GOING TO ALLOW THE TEMPERATURES TO DROP MUCH OVERNIGHT. SO THE GOOD NEWS IS YOU’RE GOING TO START OUT TOMORROW MORNING ABOUT WHERE WE ARE RIGHT NOW IN THE LOWER 50S OUTSIDE WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES. AND TOMORROW IS REALLY NOT A BAD DAY. YOU’LL HAVE A LOT OF CLOUDS AROUND, MAYBE A FEW BREAKS WITHIN THE CLOUDS AT TIMES TO SEE THE SEE THE SUN TEMPERATURES INTO THE UPPER 60S OUTSIDE. WE GOT ONE IMPACT ICON TOMORROW EVENING WHEN WE EXPECT SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO MOVE IN AND EXTEND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. SO 70 DEGREES. THE HIGH TEMPERATURE FOR TOMORROW IS WHAT WE’RE FORECASTING FOR OMAHA. THAT’S A PRETTY GOOD DAY. YOU MIGHT NOT SEE A WHOLE LOT OF SUN BROKEN CLOUD COVER IS WHAT THE STORM PREDICTOR SUGGESTING IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS BY NOON FILLS IN A LITTLE BIT. MAYBE A COUPLE SPRINKLES MOVING IN DURING THE DAY, BUT REALLY LOW CHANCE OF A SHOWER THROUGH SATURDAY. SO IF YOU WANT TO GET THE LAWN MOWED BEFORE THIS MOVES IN AT 9:00 AND YOU CAN SEE THE THUNDERSTORMS MOVING IN PROBABLY SOUTH OF I-80 AS WE GET LATER INTO SATURDAY NIGHT AND INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING, THERE’S 1 A.M. HERE’S AS WE GET TOWARDS 7 A.M., MOST OF IT NOW SOUTH OF I-80. BY THE TIME YOU WAKE UP ON SUNDAY AND IT STAYS DOWN THERE EVEN THROUGH THE LATE MORNING HOURS ON YOUR SUNDAY MORNING. SO A LOT OF IMPACT WEATHER DAYS, I MEAN, SATURDAY, SUNDAY YOU’RE GONNA HAVE A LOT OF DRY TIME IN THERE. THE OVERNIGHT HOURS WHERE WE EXPECT THE RAIN MEMORIAL DAY PROBABLY SHOWERS MORE DURING THE DAYTIME, WHICH IS A LITTLE BIT UNFORTUNATE. THAT COULD LEAD INTO YOUR TUESDAY MORNING AS WELL. WEDNESDAY IS A DRY DAY WITH 70 DEGREES FOR HIGH TEMPERATURES. THAT LOOKS GOOD, BUT MAYBE A COUPLE MORE SHOWERS ON THURSDAY. THIS TIME NEXT WEEK LOOKS GREAT, SO WE COULD DEFINITELY USE THE RAIN. BUT

Over 1,000 OPPD customers without power Friday night

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Updated: 9:30 PM CDT May 23, 2025

Over 1,000 Omaha Public Power District customers are without power.OPPD’s power outage map shows 1,070 people in Sarpy County, 11 in Douglas County, and one in Johnson County are without power as of 9:30 p.m.Click here to see the power outage map.NAVIGATE: Home | Weather | Local News | National | Sports | Newscasts on demand |

OMAHA, Neb. —

Over 1,000 Omaha Public Power District customers are without power.

OPPD’s power outage map shows 1,070 people in Sarpy County, 11 in Douglas County, and one in Johnson County are without power as of 9:30 p.m.

Click here to see the power outage map.

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