Older family member is living very primative (UPDATE)

[Omaha Steve]

Last edited Sun Mar 23, 2025, 02:41 PM - Edit history (1)

UPDATE: He got his power back on yesterday (Saturday) around noon.


His house lost power during the blizzard conditions Wednesday. The estimate is he will get it back sometime Monday.


One day after a blizzard snapped 270 Omaha Public Power District utility poles and left tens of thousands of customers without electricity, officials said it could take until Monday before power is fully restored to all.

Crews were able to restore power to 70% of customers overnight Wednesday and 300 mutual aid crews joined the effort on Thursday, essentially doubling OPPD’s headcount, said Shannon Ankeny, an OPPD spokesperson.

“We do have some really good progress that was made throughout the day,” Ankeny said.

About 26,000 OPPD customers remained without power around 5:30 p.m. Thursday. That was significantly down from a peak of around 95,000 customers who lost power in the Wednesday storm.

FROM a pay site: https://omaha.com/news/local/weather/article_935867e1-4f78-4ec6-894e-12f2448b1a26.html

[SheltieLover]

1. How strong were the winds to snap hundreds of utility poles?

Surreal!

I hope all are restored very soon!

[Omaha Steve]

2. 60-70 MPH

[SheltieLover]

3. They were strong in Memphis region too, 40-50 mph gusts

12k were without power. Fortunately, I wasn't among them this time.

Thx for sharing!

[maccafan]

4. Hoping for earlier repairs

This storm has been tough for everyone but especially for elderly people. I hope your family member will be lucky and get his electricity back soon.

[Omaha Steve]

5. He got his power back on yesterday

I forgot about this post. I just updated it.