last week, i toured parts of the entergy mississippi service area that were devastated by the recent tornado outbreak, including rolling fork, silver city and winona. it was destruction that i have never seen in my time at entergy or in my personal life as a mississippian.
more thunderstorms and possible tornadoes moving through the area today could delay some restoration work, but crews are working to restore power as quickly and safely as they can.
consistent with our commitment to powering life for our customers every day, entergy arkansas crews are still working in ground zero where the tornadoes struck.
for crews restoring power in arkansas following the tornadoes, more work is still to be done.
crews are working in ground zero where the tornadoes struck. hundreds of properties are damaged to the point where they cannot receive electrical service.
about 7,800 customers remain without power after tornados devastated the little rock, jacksonville, sherwood and wynne areas on friday, march 31, knocking out power to more than 56,000 customers.
assessments of the damage are completed, and some customers still without power may receive messages regarding updated restoration times as more details become clearer. as always, customers can check the outage map for their specific location at entergy.com/viewoutages.
crews worked throughout the weekend to restore power to more than 50,000 customers who lost it after tornados swept through arkansas friday, march 31.
as crews are having to completely rebuild parts of the electric grid after devastating tornados, they are using thicker, stronger poles and in some cases, concrete poles, to harden the system and make it more resilient.
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