Craighead County, AR – JonesboroRightNow.com – Crews with the Craighead Electric Cooperative were continuing to work to restore power to service members across its service area Tuesday morning.
In a Facebook post published at 10:11 a.m., the cooperative said 19 outages were affecting 186 meters. It added that nearly all of these outages involved broken poles.
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On Rogers Chapel Road in Craighead County, the CEC said seven poles were broken, affecting five members. Repairs were expected to be completed at the end of the day.
In Minturn, crews were replacing broken poles that affected about 30 meters of line. Power to the area was expected to be restored sometime after noon.
In Light, CEC reported multiple broken poles and several spans of wire down. Crews began work in the area Tuesday morning, with restoration expected in the afternoon.
The post added that additional outages were being addressed in the Lafe and Marmaduke areas.
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Jonesboro and most of Northeast Arkansas were hit with a strong line of severe thunderstorms Sunday night, with several tornado warnings issued as the night went on. Wind gusts in Jonesboro were reported to be 70-75 mph, according to the National Weather Service in Memphis.
Power was knocked out for thousands Sunday night, and downed power lines, tree damage, and some property damage was reported. Crews have been working to restore power in the storms’ aftermath.
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