AmerenUE, electric cooperatives report fluctuating power outage numbers in Southeast Missouri

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

As strong winds continue to blow through the area, AmerenUE is reporting fluctuating numbers of power outages around Southeast Missouri.
As of 12:40 p.m., 3,514 AmerenUE customers around the state were without power, according to the utility's website. The outages included 237 in Scott County, 1,315 in Pemiscot County, 1,116 in New Madrid County and 436 in Mississippi County. Only 13 customers in Cape Girardeau County were without power, down significantly from earlier in the day.
In a news release posted to its website this morning, the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives reported 7,250 customers without power, and numbers were fluctuating as winds continued to knock branches out of trees and onto power lines.
"We definitely had some challenges last night and this morning," SEMO Electric Cooperative Communications Manager Glen Cantrell said in the news release. "When you have high winds, standing water and new poles in the ground, that’s a recipe for disaster."

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