UPDATE: A third of Albert Lea customers still without power, Rochester outages confirmed

(ABC 6 News) – Around 32 percent of Freeborn-Mower Electric Co-op customers in Albert Lea still do not have power at 6:40 p.m.

According to the co-op’s outages map, that’s about 3,000 people.

Around 6:40 p.m., the outage map still showed that 40-50 percent of customers were experiencing outages in the Riceland, Lyle, and Windom areas.

Rochester Public Utilities‘ outage map showed no outages, but the provider’s Facebook page confirmed outages in all four quadrants of the city.

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(ABC 6 News) – The Freeborn-Mower Electric Co-op outages map shows power out for 95% of customers between Hollandale and Clark’s Grove as of 5:20 p.m. Tuesday, May 21.

Of 564 customers in the Northwest coverage area, 539 do not currently have power.

The Albert-Lea area also shows that around 31 percent of customers do not have power.

Around 5:30 p.m., the outage map showed that 40-50 percent of customers were experiencing outages in the Riceland, Lyle, and Windom areas.

“Due to the storm, there are multiple outages in our area (Albert Lea, Hollandale, Lyle & Rose Creek),” the co-op’s Facebook page reported. “Crews are being dispatched and will work safely to restore power as soon as possible. Please report outages by calling (800) 734-6421, and share the cause of outage, if known.”