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381 Poudre Valley REA customers between Severance, Johnstown without power Wednesday morning

Posted: 11:25 PM, May 28, 2024
Updated: 2024-05-29 10:31:51-04
Accumulating hail south of Windsor 5-28-24

381 Poudre Valley REA customers are still without power Wednesday morning after more than 900 lost electricity Tuesday night during strong storms across northern Colorado.

The outages immpacted roughly 934 customers at its peak from Severance down to Johnstown, according to the Poudre Valley REA outage map. It is unclear when power will be completely restored.

In an update at 1 a.m. Wednesday, Poudre Valley REA said crews were having trouble due to flooded roadways.

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In a 10:13 p.m. social media post, the National Weather Service office in Boulder warned of strong storms bringing wind and hail up to 1.75" to the area between Johnstown and Greeley. Video of US 34 and Weld County Road 17, south of Windsor, shows accumulating hail and nasty driving conditions.

NWS Boulder reported golf ball-sized hail in downtown Johnstown.

Loveland, Johnstown and Berthoud were under a severe thunderstorm warning until 11:45 p.m. Tuesday. A flood warning including Greeley, Garden City, and Gill was in effect until 2 a.m. Wednesday.