Brooke Chau (BrookeChauKGUN) was on Tucson's southwest side this morning where 75 people were still without power after a summer storm took out more than 30 power poles. Check for updates at
75 people on the southwest side of Tucson wake up Tuesday morning without power. TEP says the estimated time of restoration is still Thursday, July 27 at 6 p.m.Tucson Electric Power posted on its Twitter account that some customers might be without power for several days after Sunday night's storm knocked down more than 30 poles on the southwest side.More than 1,000 customers remain without power on Tucson's southwest side, according to the TEP outages map.
"For a short time, we had as many as 11,000 customers that were out of service," he said."However, at this time, only about 4,000 are out of service."Thousands of Tucson Electric Power customers are left without power as a thunderstorm roars through Southern Arizona. The National Weather Service of Tucson warned the public just after 7:30 p.m. Sunday, letting people know bad weather was on the way.A Severe Thunderstorm Warning has been issued for the southwest side of Tucson.— NWS Tucson July 24, 2023 About ten minutes later, the TEP let people know about multiple power outages. These are due to the incoming storm.There are currently several simultaneous outages due to the storm. Power is being restored as quickly and as safely as possible to each location.
— TEP July 24, 2023 The Pima County Sheriff's Department commented shortly thereafter about storm damage in the south of West Ajo Highway and West of Interstate 19. It heard word of downs power lines and poles, low power lines, damage to homes, and odor of natural gas from possible leaks.— Pima County Sheriff's Department July 24, 2023 Deputies are warning Tucsonans to use caution when driving through the storm, especially in the areas where traffic signals are out like at West Valencia Road and South Cardinal Avenue.Caleb Fernández is a digital content producer for KGUN 9.
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