Storms lead to another round of power outages in the ArkLaTex - KTBS
Storms lead to another round of power outages in the ArkLaTex | Power Outages | ktbs.com
SHREVEPORT, La. - Just as SWEPCO was down to only a few hundred outages early Monday morning, Mother Nature said "Not so fast."
Powerful storms moving in from the northwest producing hail, high winds, and heavy rain plunged thousands more people in the dark and triggered a Red Weather Alert by the KTBS MEGA 3 Storm Team.
Trees and power lines were ripped down in the Benton area. Photographs show the damage at 7th Street and Oak Ridge Drive west of state Highway 3 south of Old Plain Dealing Road. The photos were posted on the KTBS 3 Weather Water page by John Grubb.
7th Street and Oak Ridge Dr. area west of La. Highway 3, south of Old Plain Dealing Road. (courtesy: KTBS Weather Watcher John Grubb)
7th Street and Oak Ridge Dr. area west of La. Highway 3, south of Old Plain Dealing Road. (courtesy: KTBS Weather Watcher John Grubb)
Street flooding was also reported in Bossier City along Old Minden Road and multiple traffic lights are out across Shreveport-Bossier City.
Southern Loop (courtesy: Haley Adcock)
The ominous clouds were hanging over the area for much of the morning commute. Luckily there were no reports of injuries or major damage.
At 7:30 p.m. Monday, more than 6,000 customers were without service.
According to SWEPCO’s website, the main areas struggling without power are:
- Bossier Parish - 2,900
- Caddo Parish - 3,500
Click here to connect with SWEPCO and see a real-time map of outages in the area.
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