Thread by @manitobahydro

Alright BUCKLE UP because here come a ton of #mboutage #mbstorm updates.
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In the Morden area, crews have melted ice off one stretch of power lines and are working on another stretch. A third will be completed tomorrow. Four poles were broken and should be replaced tonight. About 150 customers will be out until tomorrow.
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In the Killarney area there were 10 broken poles. Crews repaired 6. Between 20 and 30 customers will stay out for the night — we expect to complete all work by the end of the day tomorrow if conditions are favourable. 3/?

Portage area: crews restored everyone affected, with only minor repairs remaining. A small crew is moving from Portage to Dauphin area to help out there (more on Dauphin later). 4/?

Brandon area: about 6 customers out right now. No estimated time of restoration on those six, but we appreciate your patience and understanding. 5/?

Virden area: crews managed to restore quite a few customers in the area, but about 500 will remain out for the night. Expecting to complete work by end of the night tomorrow if conditions are favourable. 6/?

Russell area: about 95 customers affected, and heavy snow is making travel extremely difficult. Hoping for full restoration by the end of the day today. 7/?

Neepawa area: most customers restored — between 50-75 customers will remain out for the night. We appreciate your patience. 8/?

Dauphin area: hoping to restore a number of customers before 11 pm, but lines all around (especially Gilbert Plains and Grandview) are in very poor shape. Lots of snow on the lines, a lot of broken poles (upward of 50), and a pole fire. No other restoration times. 9/?

Crews are doing the best they can to update estimated times of restoration on the outage map, but we can't guarantee the accuracy of those estimates given the conditions. We'll restore as many customers as we can as fast as we can and we appreciate your understanding. 10/?

As always, please be safe. Check our website hydro.mb.ca/safety for backup generator tips, how to deal with prolonged outages, what to do in a flood, etc. We know a lot of customers have been out for a long time and we're doing our best. Hang in there and thank you. 11/11