MID-MISSOURI – 1000’s of Ameren Missouri prospects had been with out energy late Thursday and all through Friday.
The Missouri State Freeway Patrol first tweeted in regards to the outage round 12:45 a.m. Friday. At its peak, greater than 5,000 prospects in Camden and Cole counties had been with out energy.
An Ameren Missouri spokesperson informed KOMU 8 they at present wouldn’t have a particular restoration time and that the outages are due extreme climate.
“Ameren crews labored all through the evening on Thursday to securely restore prospects, this consists of our crews which might be addressing outages impacting our prospects Jefferson Metropolis and Osage Seaside areas,” Ameren mentioned in an e-mail.
1000’s of consumers are at present with out energy within the Lake of the Ozarks space. The present temperature is -7* and with the windchill it’s -23*.Please click on on the hyperlink beneath for the areas of obtainable warming facilities in your space. https://t.co/WkrskfjlNc pic.twitter.com/mWUf9zkBgw
— MSHP Troop F (@MSHPTrooperF) December 23, 2022
The Ameren Missouri outage map exhibits 37 outages in Camden County. Energy has been restored in Cole County as of two:30 p.m. Friday.
Ameren mentioned crews are ready to work into Friday night to revive service.
“We admire our prospects’ endurance as these restoration efforts proceed at this time, as crews face difficult and ever-changing climate situations as extreme climate and wind gusts persist,” Ameren mentioned.
Extreme climate resulted in service interruptions throughout the service space. Crews have been working via the evening to securely restore service as quickly as doable and can proceed via this night as excessive climate and wind gusts persist. Please keep away from downed wires. pic.twitter.com/xucDSaZGBe
— Ameren Missouri (@AmerenMissouri) December 23, 2022
A map of warming facilities throughout the state might be discovered beneath.
