Friday, February 7, 2025

Winter Storm Cora | Update #2

by BPT Staff
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Before dawn SWEPCO employees continued its winter storm response and began the meticulous process to survey each damage location and identify the overall impacts from Winter Storm Cora. 

The storm blanketed snow across the Texas Panhandle and Northwest Arkansas Thursday and covered much of the ArkLaTex in an overnight wintry mix. For residents of the Texarkana, Texas and Arkansas areas, the storm delivered an icy blow. The icy impact wreaked havoc on the power distribution systems as trees gave way to icy weights causing limbs to snap lines. 

While there were minimal impacts to some parts of SWEPCO’s service territory, the Texarkana region sustained most of the damage after 9 p.m. Thursday. 

Current reports show approximately 25,000 customers are without power, already down from the pre-dawn peak of 36,537. 

Estimated Time of Restoration (ETRs) 

As part of SWEPCO’s storm restoration assessment process, the company has shared estimated restoration times for areas impacted by the storm. 

Based on the number of outages and crews available, we developed a Global Estimated Time of Restoration or ETR, which is an estimate of how long it will take to restore 95% of all customers affected. 

The more damage there is to the system, the further out in time the global ETR will be. Please note these restoration times could change based on the complexity of repairs. 

Customers who signed up for email or text alerts could receive direct updates on the estimated restoration time at their home or business as crews continue working to restore power. To sign up to receive your personalized restoration update, visit swepco.com/alerts. 

5 p.m. today, Jan. 10  

·         Shreveport area, including Plain Dealing, Bossier City, Haughton and Vivian  

·         Longview area, including Marshall and Mineola  

·         Natchitoches area, including Mansfield, Hornbeck and Logansport 

11:59 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 11 

·         Mount Pleasant, Texas  

11:59 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 12 

·         Texarkana area, including Arkansas communities of Ashdown, Texarkana, De Queen and Nashville and Texarkana, Texas.  

The icing event, as predicted, delivered an icy blow, and SWEPCO is committed to get the power back. No more than a ½ inch of ice increases the weight of a span of powerlines between poles by up to 500lbs which is roughly equal to the weight of a grizzly bear on the lines. 

Patrols in the affected areas are ongoing, and field reports are confirming substantial weather-related impacts, including ice accumulation and downed trees and power lines. 

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