More than 4,000 Entergy Arkansas customers were without power in Garland County and several city streets were blocked by fallen trees Sunday evening after a line of severe thunderstorms moved through the area.
The outages had been reduced to fewer than 100 by Monday morning.
In the city, roadways were blocked on Ridgeway Street, Lakeside Road and Lakeland Drive as a result of the storms.
Entergy's online outage map showed the power outages were spread across the city and the county, with a cluster of around 300 in the Ridgeway Street area.
"Due to the thunderstorms along with the high winds that have and continue to move through the area we are experiencing numerous outages," the website said.
"Entergy personnel are working to restore service as quickly and safely as possible. The estimated time of restoration could change as all damage assessments are completed or if other storm activity results in additional outages."
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Garland County was initially included in a severe thunderstorm warning issued by the National Weather Service until 4:30 p.m. Sunday.
At 3:50 p.m., severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 7 miles south of Adona to near Lake Ouachita State Park to near Muddy Creek WMA, moving southeast at 40 mph. The storms had a history of wind damage and large hail, the warning said.
Another warning was issued about a half-hour later, effective until 5:15 p.m. At 4:30 p.m., severe thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Benton to near Hot Springs to near Meyers, moving southeast at 35 mph.
By 5:45 p.m. Sunday, Entergy's online outage website was reporting 4,142 outages in Garland County.
There were no reports of injuries as of presstime.
A Hot Springs police patrol unit diverts traffic on Lakeside Road near the Lakeside School campus Sunday due to a downed tree caused by severe thunderstorms. - Photo by Beth Reed of The Sentinel-Record