Colorado Springs Utilities workers tackle downed power lines and exploding transformers

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – Thousands in Southern Colorado were without power early Tuesday morning as intense winds rocked the area.

As of 8 a.m. there were over 2,200 customers without power, according to Colorado Springs Utilities (CSU). One of the largest areas impacted was off North Academy.

Two of the neighborhoods that lost power this morning were in the Old Colorado City area, just north of Highway 24 – portions of which closed this morning due to "safety concerns," the Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) said.

Another 228 residents were without power just south of Uintah and North 21st Street. One outage impacted over 600 CSU customers in the Pleasant Valley area, located on and near North 30th and 31st Street. The outage began at 1:27 a.m. and was resolved by 7:30 a.m.

Around 9:30 a.m., Colorado Springs Utilities reported that 99% of the roughly 2,200 customers without power had their services restored.