Note: This story was updated at 8:50 a.m. July 16.
Power was restored Saturday afternoon after a large outage in central Oak Ridge.
There were reports that some traffic lights were out, and power was reported out at some businesses and homes.
The Oak Ridge Police Department urged drivers to use caution going through intersections in a Nixle alert sent out at 1:21 p.m. Saturday.
Oak Ridge’s outdoor swimming pool on Providence Road closed early due to the power outage on Saturday, but it will be open again on Sunday.
The ORPD reported that all power should have been restored in another alert sent at 4:19 p.m. Saturday.
You can sign up for Nixle alerts here, or you can text your zip code to 888777 for mobile alerts.
More information will be added as it become available.
Michele B says
The Nixle alert was about 40 mins. after the power outage began. While loading our car at Kroger approx.12:40pm I heard one loud pop that sounded like fireworks, then saw a shortlived billow of smoke going up from the substation at the corner of Illinois & the Turnpike. Driving east to go home was challenging though ORPD was directing traffic at some intersections.