Power Transmission Lines Break in Cold

Cold weather early this morning apparently caused some high-tension electric transmission lines in Northern Huntington County to snap. The transmission lines belong to Duke Energy, but they fed several other utilities, including Kosciusko R-E-M-C and United R-E-M-C. The power went off at about four o’clock this morning. About an hour and a half later, Duke Energy rerouted its power around the damaged transmission lines and the power came back on for most customers.