Power restoration in Nebraska continues into fifth day, around 5,500 without power in area

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) — Energy companies in Nebraska are still working toward complete power restoration after Wednesday’s damaging blizzard.

OPPD’s power outage map estimated around 5,500 customers in the area without power as of 4 p.m. on Sunday, with the majority of outages being in Dodge and Saunders counties, both with around 1,800 apiece.

OPPD estimated around 250 outages in Douglas county at around the same time.

A social media post says the last rounds of restoration are complex and time-consuming, and may only restore a smaller number of customers.

In an update around 10 p.m. Friday night, NPPD says their outages consisted mainly of individual outages to smaller groups of customers. As of 4 p.m., NPPD is dealing with 5 total outages.

As of 4 p.m., MidAmerican Energy’s outage map has the state at 668 total outages, with zero outages in the Council Bluffs area.

In an update from 11 a.m., the City of Fremont is still dealing with downed power lines in the area, saying there are many trees on power lines, and the damage from the storm requiring an extensive rebuild of Fremont’s power infrastructure.

An update sent around 4 p.m. says the city has rectified many outages, but some power lines may still be down.

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