Power outages reported with storms
Early-morning storms knocked out power to nearly 200 people. (Source: AP)
By Region 8 Newsdesk | January 25, 2021 at 6:11 AM CST - Updated January 25 at 8:12 AM
JONESBORO, Ark. (KAIT) - Early-morning storms knocked out power to nearly 200 people.
At 6 a.m. Monday, Jan. 25, Craighead Electric Cooperative Corp. reported 186 customers without electricity.
Many of those affected were located in the Sedgwick area.
Early-morning storms knocked out power to nearly 200 people. (Source: Craighead Electric Cooperative)
The outages were reported at 5:29 a.m. as a storm system moved across the area bringing heavy rain and cloud-to-ground lightning.
The storms also knocked out several traffic signals in Jonesboro, according to E-911 Director Jeff Presley. The outages were reported on Caraway Road between Highland Drive and Parker Road.