Power Outage in Westlake, LA
Last report: September 17, 2024
Here's How to Report Power Outage in Westlake
To report a power outage in Westlake, Louisiana, located in Calcasieu County, please contact your local utility company using the following methods:
Jeff Davis Electric Coop Inc
American Public Power Association
Contacts listed above can be used to report power outages in the following ZIP codes: 70669.
Recent Weather Related Causes of Power Outages in Calcasieu County
Tornado. An EF-2 tornado touched down near near Perkins Pipeline Road and tracked northeast for 12 miles through northern Calcasieu Parish and into southeast Beauregard Parish. Only 4 miles were in Calcasieu Parish and the tornado only damaged trees and power lines before tracking into Beauregard Parish. Max estimated winds were 125 mph.
January 24, 2023
Hurricane. Heavy rain and high winds affected Calcasieu Parish as Delta moved across the region. Debris from Hurricane Laura slowed runoff from the 10 to 18 inches of rainfall causing flooding. White Oak Park experienced the 5th highest river reading on record. Many structures also had temporary roofs or tarps that were removed during the hurricane from the near 100 mph wind gusts causing more damage. Power was also knocked back out for most of the parish.
October 09, 2020
Hurricane. There was a mandatory evacuation for the parish. Numerous trees, power lines, transmission lines, and poles were blown down across the parish. All of the parish was without power immediately after the storm. Homes and businesses were damage from trees falling on them, or from the winds. Low-lying areas near downtown Lake Charles flooded from high water due to rainfall. A male of unknown age drowned in a sinking shrimp boat. Twelve persons died in recovery (indirect deaths) from carbon monoxide poisoning, including five in one family in the city of Lake Charles. Other indirect deaths occurred from smoke inhalation, from a head injury after falling off a roof, falling off scaffolding in a refinery, and accident of a tree service vehicle. Wind gusts ranged from 110 to 145 mph across the parish. Storm surge reached 4.65 MHHW at Lake Charles.
August 26, 2020
Thunderstorm Wind. Power lines and a tree down at the intersection of Common and Romero Street.
April 29, 2020
Thunderstorm Wind. Power lines were down along the 4300 block of Kirkman Street.
April 29, 2020
Power Outage Related Posts on X from Westlake, Louisiana
There will be a planned power outage in the Town of Welsh on Tuesday, March 7. https://t.co/0G77SkzSuN
@KPLC7News - March 06, 2023 01:30
@The_Trump_Train No it just will not work in the environment that I live in. Further, until the grid is upgraded, w… https://t.co/bToIWqQNHy
@Jess04369791 - March 04, 2023 03:07
Lake Charles, LA (11:15 AM) Grid Power Outage Event >> The Ting Network detected an Electric Utility Grid Power Out… https://t.co/FUp9ZxVQvM
@grid_events - February 16, 2023 17:30
WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT TODAY. Strong southerly winds will increase to 20-25 mph by late morning. The gusty winds c… https://t.co/AWksLEb71a
@NWSLakeCharles - February 14, 2023 13:23
The planned power outage is to allow for emergency repairs to be completed on the downtown electric grid. Residents… https://t.co/3EVndhbp1t
@CrystalAmPress - January 18, 2023 16:28