Nearly 1,400 without power in Mid-Missouri

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Nearly 1,400 electricity customers around Mid-Missouri were without power on Thursday night as thunderstorms entered the area.

According to the Association of Missouri Electric Cooperatives’ map, there were nearly 600 consumers without electricity, with 587 coming around Southwest Electric Cooperative and 10 coming from Co-Mo Electric Cooperative, Inc.

Benton County had nearly 300 households without power, with 287 coming from Southwest Electric, six coming from Co-Mo Electric and one being an Osage Valley Electric Cooperative customer.

There were 162 consumers of Central Missouri Electric Cooperative in Pettis County who had no power, while Howard County had 92 with no power – 86 of which came from Howard Electric Cooperative.

Boone Electric in Boone County had 97 with no power, while the City of Columbia’s map showed 79 without power near Fairview Elementary School and Cooper County had 38 Co-Mo Electric customers without power.

Ameren’s outage map showed 40 consumers in Cole County without power.

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