Entergy Louisiana Hurricane Ida Update – 9/18/21
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Tropical Depression Nicholas continues its slow trek across Louisiana bringing heavy rainfall and winds. The potential for flash floods will linger across southern Louisiana into Thursday. Despite the challenges brought on by Nicholas’ rain and thunderstorms, crews continued restoration efforts where it was safe to do so. Power has been restored to nearly 95% or 854,000 of the 902,000 customers who lost power due to devastating Hurricane Ida. The majority of the 48,000 customers that remain without power are in the hardest hit areas of the Bayou Region, River Parishes and I-55 corridor extending to the Northshore. We are committed to repairing and rebuilding the electric system until every customer who can safely receive power has been restored.
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The latest track from the National Weather Service, shown below, forecasts a Texas landfall for Tropical Storm Nicholas as it moves erratically just offshore the northeastern coast of Mexico. As Nicholas tracks north across Texas, the tropical system is expected to bring heavy rains and wind across the central and northern portions of Louisiana as it makes an eastward turn mid-week. We will continue to monitor the projected path and stand prepared for any potential impact to our service territory. As we keep a close eye on Nicholas, we are also continuing to restore power to our customers affected by Ida. Despite the rain and thunderstorms that swept across the region yesterday, our crews have restored 800,000 of the 902,000 Louisiana customers who lost power. Safety remains our top priority throughout the restoration effort. With severe weather expected to move through our area this week, our crews will shelter in either their trucks or another safe site if lightning is within 10 miles of a work location. In addition, our teams cannot put their buckets in the air when winds are greater than 30 mph. Please know, once conditions improve, we will resume our work to restore power quickly and safely. We remain focused and committed to not stopping until the last light is on.
Entergy’s Louisiana storm team continues to make progress restoring power across southeast Louisiana following Hurricane Ida. Two weeks after the storm struck the state, our workforce has restored nearly 90% of the 948,000 total customers who lost power.
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How does Entergy restore electricity following one of the most devastating storms in the history of the company? It does it by calling on an army of linemen, scouts, tree-trimmers and other electric workers from across the country.