Snow causes over 1,000 Cedar City residents to lose power

Written by Carin Miller
February 22, 2015

UPDATE 5 p.m. Sunday: Power has still not been restored as crews continue working on repairs. Estimated time of restoration is 6 p.m. 

CEDAR CITY – More than 1,000 Cedar City Rocky Mountain Power customers have been without power Sunday as a result of the heavy February snow that caused a power line to arch and a power pole to burn down.

The fire was caused by the weight of the ice and snow that formed on the power line around 11 a.m. Sunday, Rocky Mountain Power Spokesperson Paul Murphy said. The stress from the weight caused a spark that allowed the pole to ignite.

“It actually happens quite a bit,” he said. “Either from high winds or from moisture, or snow.”

Crews have been working in the area of 1600 N. Bulldog Road to replace the burnt pole, he said. Power is expected to be returned by 3:30 p.m.

The power outage is impacting Rocky Mountain customers who live on the north end of Cedar City, Murphy said, but houses on the south side of town should be fine.

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Born and raised in South Jersey, Carin Miller moved to Cedar City 20 years ago or so and found her home. A 2012 graduate of Southern Utah University, she earned her bachelor's degree in communication with a minor in fine art photography – after dropping out of high school at the age of 16. Carin proved that with a little determination and hard work anything was possible. Her love of history and family has compelled her to dig up “Legacies Lost to Time” and share them with the world when she is not busy with either work or her four children. Having worked for the Iron County Today, Alive Utah South and KCSG Television before landing with St. George News, Carin has covered a wide range of issues, events and happenings throughout the Southern Utah region. https://www.facebook.com/carinmillernews

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4 Comments

  • ladybugavenger February 22, 2015 at 6:05 pm

    That might be good for cedar, at least for a moment people can’t use their home computers to download child porn.

    • fun bag February 22, 2015 at 7:36 pm

      Lot of them boys up in Cedar got them home generators, power outage aint gonna stop them ol’ boys.

    • GROANATTACK February 23, 2015 at 4:46 am

      That’s a very cruel thing for you to say some of them people have sensitive feelings

  • Mesaizacd February 22, 2015 at 10:14 pm

    Yeah when this happens them meth are shut down and it interferes with Cedar City number one export

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