SWEPCO Storm Update No. 10 – Ark-La-Tex Storm

At 11 a.m. Monday, SWEPCO is working to restore power to approximately 1,370 people in the Longview area who remain without power after the severe storms struck the Ark-La-Tex Wednesday. A work force of more than 600 line and service personnel continues to focus on restoration in areas of heaviest damage to the electric system,

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SWEPCO Storm Update No. 7 – making progress …

At 5 p.m. Saturday, 11,400 customers remain without power after a line of severe storms struck the Ark-La-Tex Wednesday, leaving 70,000 customers without electricity. SWEPCO has restored service to 58,600 customers. More than 500 line and service personnel in the field are working to restore power as safely and quickly as possible. Much of the

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SWEPCO Storm Update No. 6

  SWEPCO is continuing work to restore power to 13,500 customers after a line of severe storms struck the Ark-La-Tex Wednesday. At 10:00 a.m. Saturday, SWEPCO had restored power to 56,500 of the 70,000 customers impacted by the storms. Heavy rain and lightning today will slow restoration work and cause additional outages. More than 500

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SWEPCO Storm Update No. 5

5/10/19, 4:00 p.m.   With a work force of more than 500 line and service personnel in the field, SWEPCO is continuing its drive to restore power to 19,500 customers after a line of severe storms struck the Ark-La-Tex Wednesday. At 4:00 p.m. Friday, SWEPCO had restored power to 50,500 of the 70,000 customers impacted

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SWEPCO Storm Update No. 4

5/10/19, 11:00 a.m. More than 500 line and service personnel are working in the field to restore power, including crews from throughout SWEPCO and outside contractors, following severe storms that struck the Ark-La-Tex Wednesday. At 11 a.m. Friday, SWEPCO had restored power to 47,100 of the 70,000 customers impacted by the storms.  Crews are working

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SWEPCO Storm Update

SWEPCO crews are working to restore power as safely and quickly as possible to the 38,800 customers who remain without power after severe storms swept through the Ark-La-Texas Wednesday afternoon. The storms caused extensive damage to the electric system, including hundreds of broken utility poles and downed wires. By 1:30 p.m. Thursday, power had been

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Weather problems continue

Power remains out Thursday morning in parts of Gladewater and Union Grove, resulting in both GISD and UGISD suspending classes today. Clean up effort are underway and SWEPCO officials urges everyone to never touch a downed line, or go near it, no matter how harmless it looks. The line could be energized. Don’t touch anything

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WHAT’S HAPPENING …

FBC Auto, Truck & Cycle Show May 18 Gladewater First Baptist Church’s second annual car, truck and cycle show will be Saturday, May 18 with registration from 9-10 a.m. in the east parking lot with cars shown from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. followed by awards. Free hot dogs will be served from 11 a.m.

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