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Power outages in Yuma and Imperial Counties

UPDATE (4:59 PM): APS says the area of 24th and 32nd Streets, as well as Chevy Lane to Pacific Avenue, in Yuma will now be restored at around 9:00pm.

UPDATE (4:41 PM): According to IID, they reported that 22 customers in Ocotillo have been affected with power outages. The power outages occurred at around 5:00pm in the area of US Highway 98 and Ocotillo Road.

IID also reported 45 customers in Calipatria have been affected with power outages, which occurred at around 5:30pm in the area of Crummer and Gentry Roads.

So far, both outages have been unresolved, according to IID.

Courtesy: Imperial Irrigation District

UPDATE (3:59 PM): IID has reported that 503 customers in the area of Picacho and Mehring Roads in the Bard-Winterhaven area, has been affected. IID says the outage took place at around 2:00pm Saturday, and so far, the issue has been unresolved.

Courtesy: Imperial Irrigation District

UPDATE (3:50 PM): According to APS, power in Somerton has been restored. The power was restored at around 3:45pm. However, APS says the power for the areas of 24th and 32nd Streets, as well as Chevy Lane to Pacific Avenue, in Yuma will be restored at around 6:30pm.

Courtesy: Arizona Public Service

UPDATE (3:38 PM): There are 54 APS customers that have reported an outage in the areas of 24th and 32nd Streets, as well as Chevy Lane to Pacific Avenue, in Yuma. According to APS, the affected customers says a power pole went down at around 3:25pm, and APS crews are working to restore the pole. APS says the power will be restored at around 4:25pm.

Also, power in Somerton will be restored at around 4:00pm, according to APS.

Courtesy: Arizona Public Service

UPDATE (3:02 PM): APS says the new estimated time for power to be restored in Somerton will be 3:30pm.

UPDATE (2:37 PM): In their 2:30pm power outage map update, APS says power in the areas of Eighth Street and 15th Avenue, Eighth and Primrose Streets, and Raven and Echo Avenues have been restored. Also, the updated time for APS crews to restore power in Somerton will be 3:15pm.

Courtesy: Arizona Public Service

UPDATE (1:18 PM): According to IID, power in the Salton City was restored at around 8:54am Saturday. At the same time, APS updated their outage map for Yuma.

At around 1:06pm Satruday, 47 people reported an outage in the area of Eighth and Primrose Streets, as well as Raven and Echo Avenues. APS says they sent their crews out to the area and will update the map with the details, and says they hope to restore power at around 4:30pm.

Courtesy: Arizona Public Service

(KYMA, KECY) - As a result of Hurricane Hilary, Arizona Public Services (APS) and Imperial Irrigation District (IID) have been tracking power outages across Arizona and California, more specifically Yuma and Imperial Counties.

So far, there have been three outages: Two in the Yuma area and one near Somerton.

  • In Yuma, in the area of Third Street and Sixth Street, as well as 13th Avenue and Avenue A, APS reports that 29 customers have been impacted due to power lines being down. This occurred at 7:38am Saturday, and APS says they restored power in that area at around 12:30pm.
Original power outage map of Yuma County before 12:30pm update. Courtesy: Arizona Public Service
  • Also in Yuma, in the area of Eighth Street and 15th Avenue, a transformer was damaged due to the hurricane and APS reports that 17 customers were impacted. APS also says their crews are working to restore the transformer. APS says this occurred at 8:47am Saturday, and they hope to have the transformer restored at around 2:00pm.
  • In Somerton, in the area of County 14th Street and County 15th Street, as well a Avenue E and U.S. 95, a power pole went down, affecting 86 customers. APS says their crews are working to restore the pole. According to APS, the pole went down at around 11:23am Saturday and says they hope to restore the pole at around 5:00pm.
Courtesy: Arizona Public Service

Over in the Imperial County side, the IID reports that the Salton Sea area has seen an outage in the area of Firewood Avenue to Black Sea Avenue, with only 93 customers affected. IID also reported the outage occurring at around 6:30am, and the status of the outage has been unresolved.

Courtesy: Imperial Irrigation District

KYMA will keep you updated on any power outages.

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