Central Rural Electric Cooperative prepared for the equivalent of the December 2007 ice storm, however, its system received minimal damage overnight.

CREC brought in additional materials, contacted Arkansas Electric Cooperative Inc. for standby crews and increased communication avenues with members to keep them informed about outages.

Fewer than 100 members experienced power outages throughout the night. The outages were scattered throughout the southern part of CREC’s service area mostly in Oklahoma, Lincoln and Logan Counties.

CREC is continuing to monitor the weather conditions and have crews ready to respond. Visit www.crec.coop to stay updated throughout this winter storm.