Heavy, wet snow causes power lines to blink and bounce
About 545 Archuleta County residents were out of power Saturday after heavy, wet snow wreaked havoc on fuses and power lines in the area.
La Plata Electric Association released a statement at around 10:30 a.m. saying that 25 isolated outages had occurred.
According to a later press release, as temperatures rose Saturday afternoon, snow began to drop from power lines causing them to bounce, or jump. LPEA’s system will cut power once it perceives a danger to the system as a safety measure to deter further damage. Blinks, or quick, short-lived outages, also were occurring.
By 1 p.m., crews restored power to all but 28 customers in the county. By 3:17, the remaining outages were repaired.
bmathis@durangoherald.coms
