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OPPD reports scattered power outages in Omaha metro following storms

WOWT · last updated

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) — Nearly 2,000 in the Omaha metro are without power early Tuesday following overnight severe weather in the area.

At its peak, the Omaha Public Power District’s outage map showed over 9,000 customers impacted by outages at 10 p.m. Monday. OPPD says these customers were mainly in Douglas and Washington counties.

A 3 a.m. check of the map Tuesday showed 1,183 in Douglas, 671 in Washington, 62 in Dodge, 31 in Otoe, and 21 in Pottawattamie County still experiencing outages.

(OPPD Power Outage Map)

“OPPD crews are out troubleshooting problems so we can restore power as it is safe to do so,” OPPD said in their storm and outage center blog.

Monday night, a Severe Thunderstorm Watch was extended to include most of eastern Nebraska and western Iowa. It was set to run until 4 a.m. Tuesday.

If you experience a power outage, you are asked to report it to OPPD on their website.

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