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Power knocked out to thousands of customers in the QC

Power was knocked out to thousands of MidAmerican Energy customers Wednesday morning, August 11.

ROCK ISLAND, Ill. — Update: Power is restored.

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Power was knocked out to thousands of MidAmerican Energy customers Wednesday morning, August 11.

The outage started before 8 a.m. with around 2,105 customers impacted. That number grew quickly during the 8 o'clock hour to more than 14,500 by 8:45 a.m.

Here's a snapshot of the widespread outages:

Credit: WQAD

RELATED: Storm Damage- August 11th

Credit: Submitted photo

MidAmerican Energy posted a notice saying that storm damage needed to be assessed before crews could start working.

"You might see crews on your property or driving through your area inspecting damages," said the notice.

Check the outage map here

Here are the outages as of 8:45 a.m.

Credit: MidAmerican Company

Meanwhile, strong storms were making their way through the viewing area.

See interactive radar here

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