While the icing seems to be slowing, or even melting here, it's obviously getting worse west and north of here.
Mel Coleman, CEO or North Arkansas Electric Cooperative, sent the following email to news outlets a few minutes ago:
In the last 30 minutes, North Arkansas Electric Cooperative’s outages have doubled…to 5000. I think we are about to go over the cliff. This is not good……
Followed by:
10:30am update:
Estimated Number of Members Out of Power: 12,000
Salem District: Approximately 5,000 . . . with about a thousand additional down now to replace a substation fuse
Mtn. Home District: Approximately 4,000
Ash Flat District: Approximately 3,000
Cause of outages: limbs, trees, weight of ice on structures.
Beginning to see a few transmission and substation issues. Small fire at one substation took the entire station down.
Some minor, future concerns regarding supplies and food for the crews in the field
No end in sight as of now…..
Mel Coleman
CEO, North Arkansas Electric Cooperative
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