High winds cause hundreds of power outages, knock over trees
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – City crews were out Wednesday morning making repairs and clearing the road of any debris after high winds caused power outages and uprooted trees.
Over 300 people were without power in Springfield during the morning hours thanks to those high winds.
'High winds can create an issue with galloping is what we call it, when the wind impacts the lines and they just continue to keep moving back and forth and everything,' said Joel Alexander with Springfield City Utilities. 'The system is designed to withstand quite a bit of Mother Nature.'
One tree in the Southern Hills neighborhood fell and blocked the road.
Crews were able to clear the road and trim the branches.
Another tree fell on South Valley Road Ave. near East Sunshine Street.
People living nearby say they heard the tree fall and officials were there quickly to help clear the debris.
City Utilities says they were prepared for these events.
'Here in the Ozarks, we get to deal with just about everything, whether it's high wind, whether it's tornadic events, whether it's ice,' Alexander said. 'It's kind of like, 'Welcome to the Ozarks. We're going to get a little bit of everything.''
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