Thousands without power as storms push through the ArkLaTex

SHREVEPORT, La. – Thousands of SWEPCO customers across the ArkLaTex were without power Tuesday morning as storms pushed through the region. 

At 12:35 p.m., about 22,100 customers were without service. That’s down from 29,000 at the peak of the storm earlier this morning.

  • Gregg – 2,290
  • Harrison – 427
  • Bowie – 1,076
  • Caddo – 4,848
  • Bossier – 278
  • Webster – 112
  • DeSoto – 489
  • Sabine – 4,008
  • Natchitoches – 1,543

The most extensive damage was reported in Texas, particularly in the Marshall and Longview areas, as well as in Louisiana, where the hardest-hit locations included Shreveport and Hornbeck. 

Click here to connect with SWEPCO and see a real-time map of outages in the area.

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