4 p.m. Some residents in the City of West Plains are seeing their power restored. If your power remains out, contact the West Plains City Hall at 417-256-7176
Power Outage Traffic Reminder: In the State of Missouri, dark signals, or traffic signals that aren’t working operate as a 4-way stop.
2:50 p.m. The power outage is not affecting customers of Howell Oregon Electric.
2:38 p.m. A one vehicle accident striking a powerline has caused a power outage in West Plains. The powerline seems to have started a fire near the transfer station on Old Airport Road in West Plains.
Power is out for a large number of people in West Plains and Phone lines are being affected.
Cody Sanders with the City of West Plains gave us this statement: “We’ve got lines down at the transfer station, utility and fire are on the scene. No further Details available.”
2:32 p.m. Currently West Plains is experiencing a power outage. We are currently talking with the City of West Plains to understand the situation. Check back for updates on the scene.
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