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Rolla utility crews and mutual-aid teams continue restoring power after tornado
Summary
Rolla Municipal Utilities (RMU) crews and mutual‑aid teams have restored thousands of meters since the tornado; priorities have included nursing homes, senior housing and major circuits, but about 1,200–1,600 customers remained without service as crews shift to slower service-line work, RMU representatives said.
Rodney, a representative of Rolla Municipal Utilities, said RMU and mutual‑aid crews worked through the weekend to restore electricity after the tornado, initially finding about 8,000 of the utility’s roughly 10,000 meters without power.
“We had about 8,000 customers out at the, right after the tornado hit,” Rodney said, and crews restored thousands of those meters over several days. He said crews were able to re‑energize two substations and restore roughly 2,400 customers Monday night after sectional work; by one morning of late restoration work RMU’s field count was in the 1,600‑meter range and later estimates were “in that 1,200, 1,300” band.
The nut of RMU’s strategy has been to maximize the number of customers returned quickly…
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