Power outages have been reported in west Ames and south of campus. Over 6,000 residents are currently being affected. 

Ames Utility officials said crews are working on the problem and three schools have been let out. 

Click here for a comprehensive map of the affected areas of Ames. 

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Update – 12:55 p.m.

The City of Ames is reporting that power has been restored. A Failed lightning arrestor in the Mortensen Road substation caused the outage.

Update – 12:35 a.m.

Thursday’s power outage affected nearly 10,000 Ames Electric Services customers according to a press release issued by the City of Ames. The outage lasted approximately one hour. 

Officials said shortly after they were alerted to the outage, Ames Electric Services dispatched crews to identify and fix the issue. The workers focused on equipment at the Mortensen Road and Ontario Street substations. Crews identified a failed lightning arrestor at the Mortensen Road substation and were able to reroute electricity to customers.

Customers in the outage area included Ames Middle School and two other schools, parts of Campustown, west Lincoln Way businesses and many homes and apartments.