![]() ![]() He explained that they always recommend customers stay prepared to handle outages with enough supplies and a backup plan to last for 72 hours. Some of the outages are planned for the midday hours, while others including the one impacting the Baker home will take place during the late afternoon and evening.Įskelsen said they try to give customers at least a 24-hour notice, so people can prepare a plan. “We need to get these projects done, because you run the risk of having an equipment failure that makes a bigger outage and takes longer to fix.” That is, it’s probably not a good idea to wait,” he said. “What we’re trying to do is, only do those projects that are really pressing. ![]() ![]() But the start to September is turning out to be unusually warm. He explained that these repairs need to happen and were scheduled during a time when the weather is typically cooler. “We have put off a lot of maintenance because of the hot weather this year,” Eskelsen said. Over the next 10 days, nearly 600 homes between Herriman, Cottonwood Heights, Draper, and South Jordan will experience outages lasting anywhere from 4 to 6 hours. But some projects require pulling houses off the grid. Rocky Mountain Power spokesperson David Eskelsen said they try to be sensitive to the need to de-energize customers in order to perform work. He’s worried about how this will impact people with health issues. “It just didn’t make much good sense.”īaker isn’t just concerned about his household. “They scheduled this planned service or repair… during the hottest part of the day, in a record-breaking heat wave,” Baker pointed out. ’s concerned about how hot it’ll get inside their home, with the forecast calling for upper 90s to triple digit temperatures. On Saturday afternoon, Bountiful police also reported issues with flooded roads and standing water at the 2600 South onramp to southbound I-15.Ģ600 South – On Ramp for Southbound I-15 is flooded. Additionally, the agency advises drivers to take an alternate route, and not to drive through standing water. The South Salt Lake Police report that there is standing water on 3300 South and 400 West underneath the freeway overpass. A plow is on the scene clearing & will begin metering traffic shortly. □ #RoadClosureUpdate □ #SR210 remains closed due to storm debris from Perpetual Storage (MP 6) to Lisa Falls (MP 6.6). UDOT said there is no estimated time of fully opening. That said, a plow is on scene removing debris and Unified Polic Department will begin metering traffic soon. The area of closure is between Perpetual Storage, which is milepost 6, to Lisa Falls, at milepost 6.6. ![]() The Utah Department of Transportation, UDOT, reports that SR 210 in Little Cottonwood Canyon is temporarily closed. We appreciate your patience while crews worked to safely restore power. If you are still without power, please check your main breaker before reporting an outage. Update as of 6:25pm: Power has been restored as of 5:18pm. Right now the cause of the outages is unknown. and they ask to check your main breaker before reporting an outage. Last September, the utility briefly told Cedar City residents to prepare for a potential outage amid high winds, but the utility did not cut power in that instance. Rocky Mountain Power (RMP) reported that more than 3,490 customers were without power in the 84115, 84106, 84105, and 84119 zip codes in Salt Lake City. Rocky Mountain Power announced this policy at the end of last summer and this is the second time members of the public have been told to prepare to lose power. Furthermore, the storm has left residents with power outages. SALT LAKE CITY - A summer storm moving across the Salt Lake Valley has left drivers dealing with standing water and flooding. ![]()
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