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5K Entergy customers out of power during Saturday afternoon thunderstorm

1 year 1 month 1 week ago Saturday, August 26 2023 Aug 26, 2023 August 26, 2023 4:49 PM August 26, 2023 in News
Source: WBRZ
Stumberg Lane and Quail Meadow Drive

EAST BATON ROUGE PARISH - More than 5,000 Entergy customers are in the dark after a thunderstorm rolled through the area Saturday afternoon. 

WBRZ Weather stats say the thunderstorm formed in the area around 3:30 p.m.

As of 4:45, more than 7,000 customers were out of power - including 5,197 customers in East Baton Rouge Parish. 

The majority of outages seem to be in the Jefferson Trace and Hidden Grove neighborhoods. A tree that fell near the corner of Stumberg Lane and Quail Meadow Drive took out powerlines. The estimated restoration for that area is 7:30 p.m. 

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