Lightning strike near San Antonio temporarily impacts I-10 traffic
Update at 1:30 pm on Sunday, April 19:
Lanes have been reopened after an gear line was struck by lightning alongside Interstate 10 within the San Antonio space near Seguin on Sunday, April 19, in accordance with CPS Energy.
The Bexar County Sheriff’s Office first posted concerning the incident round 11 am, “13000 block of IH 10 will be shut down going West and East due to a downed powerline.” The incident occurred on the far Eastside of San Antonio near FM 1518. CPS Energy informed MySA the gear supporting the facility line was struck by lightning throughout in a single day storms. The crews had been dispatched to make mandatory repairs.
“As part of this proactive work, our law enforcement partners temporarily paused traffic for approximately 15 minutes to allow crews to complete repairs safely,” CPS Energy acknowledged. “This precaution was taken to ensure the safety of both the public and CPS Energy employees.”
Traffic is just not anticipated to be stopped once more, in accordance with CPS Energy. However, the utility firm advises drivers to Move Over or Slow Down as crews stay on website to soundly safe the gear and full repairs, serving to forestall additional points.
CPS Energy has been engaged on outages all night time and morning after a storm rolled by means of the world in a single day. About 171 clients are with out energy on account of 14 outages as of 1:44 pm, in accordance with a CPS outage map.
A downed energy line has shut down each instructions of Interstate 10 within the San Antonio space on Sunday, April 19, in accordance with to Facebook post from the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO).
Officials posted concerning the incident round 11 am, stating the “13000 block of IH 10 will be shut down going West and East due to a downed powerline.” CPS Energy is at the moment on scene and is anticipated to take about an hour for repairs, BCSO mentioned.
“Please avoid this area and find alternate routes,” the BCSO acknowledged.
CPS Energy has been engaged on outages all night time and morning after a storm rolled by means of the world in a single day. About 67 clients are with out energy on account of 13 energetic outages as of 11:30 am, according to an outage map. CPS Energy wrote on X that it is dedicated to restoring energy to each impacted buyer as “quickly and safely as possible.”
“We thank our customers for their patience and understanding of our crews as they keep #safetyfirst in mind,” CPS Energy wrote.
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