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Over 1,500 outages reported in Region 8

Published: Mar. 4, 2024 at 8:59 PM CST|Updated: 3 hours ago

JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - As thunderstorms move into Region 8, many electric companies are reporting outages.

As of 8:53 p.m., Jonesboro City Water and Light’s outage map shows a total of 806 outages.

The Craighead County Electric Cooperative’s outage map shows 726 customers without power.

Most of the outages appear to be in Woodruff County with 611 reported outages.

Entergy Arkansas is not reporting any outages in Region 8 at this time.

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