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Live updates: Power outages restored across Arkansas after severe weather

Over 20,000 Ozarks Electric Cooperative customers were experiencing power outages.

ARKANSAS, USA — Several counties in Arkansas and Oklahoma have issued severe weather warnings on March 14. 

The 5NEWS Weather Team categorized Thursday, March 14, as a Red Weather Alert Day, which signifies a very legitimate severe weather threat in our area. The severe weather is projected to occur from around 2 p.m. to midnight.

While counties were under severe thunderstorms, the hail and strong winds from the storm threats have created power outages for several residents. 

"We currently have more than 20,000 members without power due to the storms, primarily in the eastern part of our service area including Baldwin, Combs, Elkins, Farmington, Goshen, Greenland, Gulley, Harp Hill, Hindsville, Wesley, and Wyola substations. We are aware of the outages and working to safely restore power as quickly as possible," Ozarks Electric Cooperative said. 

Ozarks Electric Cooperative

3:50 p.m. 

Here are the counties that are experiencing outages as of 3:50 p.m. during the severe storms: 

  • Washington: 20,104 outages
  • Madison: 4,524 outages
  • Benton: 110 outages
  • Crawford: 85 outages
  • Franklin: 32 outages

4 p.m.

  • Washington County outages have gone down to 10,391 customers. 
  • Madison County outages have gone down to 3,187 customers.

4:15 p.m.

  • Washington County outages have gone down to 2,653 customers. 
  • Madison County outages have gone down to 226 customers.

4:30 p.m.

  • Washington County: 2,679
  • Madison County: 1

There is less than 4% of Washington County Ozarks Electric customers out of power, and .02% of Madison County customers with no power.

4:40 p.m.

  • Washington: 1,983
  • Benton: 312
  • Madison: 2

5 p.m.

  • Washington: 2,128
  • Benton: 314
  • Madison: 31

6:15 p.m.

  • Washington: 413
  • Benton: 356
  • Madison: 439

7:40 p.m.

  • Washington: 150
  • Benton: 451
  • Madison: 620

6:30 a.m.

Power fully restored.

Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO)

7:45 p.m.

  • Washington: 1,189

6:30 a.m.

Power fully restored.

Carroll Electric Cooperative Corporation

7:45 p.m.

  • Benton: 462
  • Carroll: 717
  • Madison: 625
  • Washington: 144

6:30 a.m.

Power fully restored.

Credit: Ozarks Electric Cooperative
Power outage map as of 3:40 p.m.

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