OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - OPPD says they are “out in full force” after a storm knocked out power to nearly 40,000 customers early Saturday morning.

OPPD says the peak of the storm logged 39,797 customers without power across their service area. As of 9:20 a.m. Saturday, they have restored power to 10,365 customers, about 35% of those affected.

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As of 10:30 a.m., just over 25,000 customers remain without power.

27 line crews and 10 metro troubleshooter teams have been mobilized, with more workers on the way, according to OPPD. 36 tree crews have also been commissioned, and mutual aid teams from Kansas and Missouri have also been contacted.

OPPD also shared some reminders as power recovery efforts are underway:

All major outages are fluid events, especiall

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