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Line, Transmission and Forestry Crews Continue to Work to Restore Power to All

Restoration Continues: Line, Transmission and Forestry Crews Continue to Work to Restore Power to All While power has been restored to more than 95 percent of nearly 250,000 Ark-La-Tex residents following last week’s super cell storm, SWEPCO’s efforts continue for approximately 10,000 customers who remain without power. Forestry, distribution, transmission and line crews continue working together to…

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UCEMC Thursday night update

Upshur County Sheriff’s Office Update from UCEMC: Emergency Management Operations will continue Operating at the Gilmer Civic Center thru Friday June 23rd 2023 from 10a-7p. The state team (RSA) will continue to operate from the civic center thru sometime next week. As of now there are 173 outages for Upshur Rural and 110 for SWEPCO.…

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SWEPCO Restoration Update – Thursday, June 22

⚠️ Power Restored to More Than 90% of Customers. Following the massive restoration effort, more than 225,000 Ark-La-Tex residents have had their power restored. As of 5:00 p.m., SWEPCO reports show an estimated 21,800 customers remain without power. pic.twitter.com/OaFq5qsC9y — SWEPCO (@SWEPCoNews) June 22, 2023 Multiple SWEPCO crews and utility partners assisting with storm restoration…

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UCEMC Wednesday night update

Upshur County Sheriff’s Office Update from UCEMC: Emergency Management Operations will continue Operating at the Gilmer Civic Center thru Friday June 23rd 3023 from 10a-7p. As of now there are 4,035 outages for Upshur Rural and about 2,373 for SWEPCO. *East Mountain City Hall will open at 10am as a Cooling Center. They will have…

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URECC Update    Wednesday, June 21.  9 p.m.

As many East Texans endured day 6 of not only power outages from the Friday storms, but also faced a heat index well over 105 degrees, the roads across East Texas were alive with co-op and electric company trucks, bucket trucks, and trailers loaded with power line poles. As repairs started Friday with distribution lines,…

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SWEPCO RESTORATION UPDATE – June 21, 5:30 p.m.

RESTORATION UPDATEJune, 21, 5:30 p.m. Power restored to more than 200,000; all-in response continuesFull update: https://t.co/cRLONsUWZU 📲 ❗ If you get a text alert that your power is back on, but you’re still without power, report your outage by replying OUT. — SWEPCO (@SWEPCoNews) June 21, 2023

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Received a text alert about your power? Take these steps now.

We’re hearing reports that some customers are receiving text alerts of restored power, when it is not. If you get a text alert that your power is back on, but you’re still without power, report your outage by replying to the text message you receive, or you can visit SWEPCO.com as well as report through the SWEPCO mobile app. If…

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