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As of Friday afternoon, Colorado Springs Utilities had restored power to 85% of customers impacted by Wednesday's devastating windstorm but estimated 7,000 customers are still without power.
It could take a few more days to repair extensive, system-wide damage and outages, an Evergy representative said Thursday afternoon.
Colorado Springs Utilities crews worked Thursday to get people back online after a windstorm Wednesday knocked out power to tens of thousands.
According to the National Weather Service, straight line winds in excess of 60 to 70 miles per hour ripped through the Melrose-Mindoro area.
As of midday Friday, Colorado Springs Utilities had restored power to 88% of customers impacted by Wednesday's devastating windstorm.