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Omaha power outage impacting more than 1,000 customers

Power has been restored in southwest Omaha to more than 1,000 customers Thursday afternoon

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Power has been restored in southwest Omaha to more than 1,000 customers Thursday afternoon

A power outage in southwest Omaha impacted more than 1,000 customers on Thursday afternoon.Omaha Public Power District said the outage, between F Street and Y Street from 142nd Street to 156 Street, is due to a circuit lockout.Power was restored a little before 2 p.m.OPPD said the reason for the outage was a damaged cable in the area.Get the latest headlines from KETV NewsWatch 7
OMAHA, Neb. —

A power outage in southwest Omaha impacted more than 1,000 customers on Thursday afternoon.

Omaha Public Power District said the outage, between F Street and Y Street from 142nd Street to 156 Street, is due to a circuit lockout.

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Power was restored a little before 2 p.m.

OPPD said the reason for the outage was a damaged cable in the area.

Get the latest headlines from KETV NewsWatch 7

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