Following Sunday’s storms, Entergy Arkansas continues its work to get powered restored to area residents. As of 5:30 Wednesday morning, nine customers in Izard County and one in Stone County were still without power.
Customer Service Manager Zach Hale said Tuesday crews have made a lot of progress in their restoration efforts.
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Entergy personnel has been assisted by outside contractors to get power back online. Hale says the time of restoration for some residents may depend on their location.
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The storm caused to damage to numerous structures and vehicles in the city of Mountain View. Police Chief George Bethell says some hail stones were as big as 5 1/2 inches in diameter, larger than a grapefruit, resulting in the shattering of skylights at Walmart. Other roofs were damaged and car windshields were broken from the storm. Chief Bethell states no injuries were reported.
A listener in Mountain View sent this picture of a hail stone following Sunday’s storms.
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