forecasts indicate laura will impact southern arkansas thursday at noon and further into the state later in the day, causing power outages from tropical storm-force winds, tornadoes, additional thunderstorms, heavy rain and flash flooding, which could lead to days-long outages.
customers in hardest-hit areas should prepare for possibility of weeks-long power outages
hurricane laura is predicted to strengthen as it moves through the gulf of mexico and is expected to impact entergy arkansas customers starting thursday.
we continue acquiring more resources for our restoration teams, with nearly 9,000 workers currently ready to restore service for customers whose power may be affected by laura.
customers are encouraged to stay storm ready following tropical storm marco
laura is forecast to make landfall along the texas/louisiana border potentially as a major category 3 hurricane beginning wednesday night.
we continue acquiring more resources for our restoration teams, with nearly 7,400 workers currently ready to restore service for customers whose power may be affected by laura.
entergy texas continues to monitor the weather forecasts for both tropical storms laura and marco in the gulf of mexico.