A storm front that brought heavy winds and rain on late Sunday afternoon downed over 200 power lines and caused thousands of outages across Chattanooga, according to EPB.
By Monday morning, utility crews had restored power to 4,440 customers with around 360 customers still without power, EPB spokesperson J.Ed. Marston said in a text. EPB expects to restore remaining outages by 5 p.m. Utility crews were working to repair 34 outage incidents on Monday, according to EPB.
The utility’s automated grid prevented or automatically restored power for nearly 12,000 customers after the storm, Marston said.
The storm damage was “severe,” and EPB had to call in reinforcements from outside the region, EPB spokesperson Sophie Moore said in an email on Sunday.
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