A tornado watch is now in effect for the entire Chicago area. Storms may include damaging winds, tornadoes and hail.
ComEd announced it will be opening its emergency operations center Friday morning to ready crews in case of power outages.
"The significant winds that will accompany this storm could be impactful to our customers and communities,", senior vice-president of Distribution Operations at ComEd, said in a news release."We know that any outage is an inconvenience. Our crews will be working around the clock to restore customers that experience outages quickly and safely."
ComEd noted that it has invested in tree-trimming upgrades to minimize the impact of storms, and said smart grid upgrades have averted more than 19 million power outages since they began in 2011. When restoring power, ComEd's priority is to restore facilities such as police and fire stations, nursing homes, and hospitals – and then making repairs to restore the greatest number of customers.If a downed power line is spotted, immediately call ComEd at 1-800-EDISON1 . Spanish-speaking customers should call 1-800-95-LUCES .In the event of an outage, do not approach ComEd crews working to restore power to ask about restoration times.
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