Icy Expectations
Drivers Asked To Stay Off Possibly Slick Roads
Posted: February 21, 2013 at 5 a.m.
Rick Garrison, left, and Dan Kondik walk in a heavy snowfall Wednesday along Northwest A Street in Bentonville while headed downtown for lunch. The two said they weren’t going to let the winter weather interrupt their daily walk. Bentonville received about an inch of snow as the first round of a two-punch winter storm rolled through Northwest Arkansas before noon. More photos available at photos.nwaonline.com.
Emergency services personnel urged Benton County residents to stay off roads this morning if at all possible after an overnight ice storm was expected to hit the area.
At A Glance
Weather Watch
To Report Electrical Outages
• Ozarks Electric Cooperative, www.ozarksecc.com, 800-521-6322
• Southwestern Electric Power Co., www.swepco.com, 888-218-3919
• Carroll Electric Cooperative, www.carrollecc.com, 800-432-9720
• Bentonville Electric Department, www.bentonvillear.com, 479-271-3135; 800-286-1262 after 4 p.m.
• Siloam Springs Electric Department, 479-524-3777, days; 479-524-4118, nights.
To Report Emergency
• Source Gas, www.sourcegasarkansas.com; 800-563-0012
For Road Conditions
• Arkansas Highway and Transportation Department
www.arkansashighways.com
800-245-1672 or 501-569-2374
• Oklahoma Department of Public Safety
www.dps.state.ok.us
888-425-2385
• Missouri Department of Transportation
www.modot.org
800-222-6400
• Kansas Department of Transportation
www.ksdot.org
800-585-7623
• National Weather Service
www.nws.noaa.gov
Tulsa, Okla., 918-832-4116 or 918-838-7838
North Little Rock 501-834-0308
Source: Staff Report
At A Glance
Tips For Using Generators
• Do not connect generator directly to home wiring.
• Never plug a portable electric general into a regular household outlet. Connect individual appliances that have outdoor-rated power cords to receptacle outlet of the generator or use a heavy-duty outdoor-rated extension cord.
• Do not overload generator. Overloading a generator can damage appliances.
• Never use a generator indoors or in an attached garage. Generators emit deadly carbon monoxide.
• Make sure generator is grounded.
• Do not store fuel indoors or try to refuel a generator while it is running.
• Turn off all equipment powered by generator before shutting down generator.
Source: Rogers Fire Department
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