Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Clovis Municipal Schools administration office is reporting a number of power outages and internet interruptions on various school campuses today.
According to a news release, the schools in a mid-to-northwest zone of Clovis are experiencing power and internet disruptions.
The administration reports schools affected are: Clovis High School, Barry Elementary, Los Ninos Early Intervention Center, Gattis Middle School and the CMS Transportation Facility.
Instruction is continuing.
Administrators report power crews have responded and are working to resolve the issues, however no estimates have been given for when power will be restored.
The news release detailed school policy during power and/or internet outages: Facilities are secured and access may be limited, school telephones and email may be intermittently unavailable.
The news release noted callers and visitors are asked to have patience as efforts are made to resume service to the affected campuses.
Portales School administrators are reporting no issues due to the wind.
Xcel Energy’s website shows outages in Clovis, Muleshoe and Bovina.
Xcel spokesman Wes Reeves said over 100 customers have experienced power outages in Clovis.
Reeves said the area with the largest number of outages is Amarillo with over 600 customers affected.
Wind gusts have been up to 59 mph Tuesday in Clovis. Dan Heerding, the city's emergency management director, said windy conditions are expected to continue into the early evening.
