Twin Falls, Idaho (KMVT-TV / KSVT-TV) - Idaho Power reports that 7,275 customers are without power this afternoon (Jun 1) as a severe thunderstorm passes through.
Yesterday's snow fall created a very busy day for emergency crews and left some folks without power. Twin Falls police report they responded to 17 vehicle accidents yesterday, Gooding county reports 14, Jerome County reported eleven accidents and Lincoln County had one.
A truck that stuck a power pole is to blame for leaving about 1500 Idaho Power customers in the dark and the sweltering heat yesterday afternoon. The accident happened in the south park area of Twin Falls at around 2:30. Residents, largely in the south park area, were without power for about an hour while crews worked to reroute the electricity...