Entergy Arkansas is staging crews, equipment and supplies in areas of the state likely to be the hardest hit in the coming days based on a forecast for sleet, freezing rain, and ice accumulations.
We anticipate most remaining customers who can safely receive power to be restored tonight. Please be aware as ice on tree limbs melt, the limbs can sometimes cause damage when returning to their normal position, potentially damaging additional equipment.
Crews continue to restore power in rough terrain for customers in north and northwest Arkansas.
Crews continue to restore power in rough terrain for customers in north and northwest Arkansas.
Crews continue working to restore power to customers who lost power during the winter storms.
Large amounts of snow along with strong wind gusts greatly impacted the north and northwest areas of the state, causing an estimated 36,000 Entergy Arkansas customer outages at its peak Wednesday morning. The weight of the winter precipitation felled trees, broke limbs, power lines and other equipment, and damage assessments are ongoing.
About 36,000 customers lost power during the winter storms that moved through Arkansas yesterday and overnight.
The extreme winter weather disrupted electrical service for approximately 54,000 Entergy customers at its height yesterday. As of 11:15 a.m., we have restored power to nearly 94% of our customers.