Power outage in Hudson closes elementary school

Posted on September 21, 2018

 

Storms in Hudson early Thursday left many without power(Ameran)

 

By Katherine Murphy

A major power outage in Hudson means no school for kids at Hudson elementary school.

Unit five Director of Communications Dayna Brown said it’s the first time in all her time with the district that she’s seen two schools close in the same week from a power outage – Fox Creek in Bloomington was closed earlier this week after a power outage.

A news release from Ameran says lightning and winds moved through the area North of Normal and South of Hudson leaving 3 poles down on the line that runs between the Hudson rural substation the circuit feeding Hudson and the subtransmisson line feeding the substation.

Ameren currently has 4 crews working on these poles and circuits. Estimated safe restoration time is 3 PM today.

Customers can sign up for text messages regarding restoration progress at their account address. More information and instructions are available on Ameran’s website – http://www.ameren.com/customer-service/ameren-alerts

Students at Hudson Elementary actually made it to the bus and were headed to school before Unit Five decided to close for the day so parents were asked to make arrangements to pick up their children.

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