BRIDGER VALLEY — A major snowstorm in the Duchesne created a major power outage for Bridger Valley Electric Sunday night.

Several residents reported problems with the electricity during the night. One Lyman resident said she called BVEA at 3:43 a.m. to report the outage as she uses a CPac at night. She was told the problem was caused “due to a major storm” at Duchene, Utah. Another Lyman resident said, the lights flashed on-and-off several times and then everything went off. On person in Fort Bridger said her clock stopped at eight minutes to three.

According to several post on the BVEA Facebook page the problem was on-going into the morning Monday. The first post during the night said, “Bridger Valley Electric Association, is currently experiencing a widespread outage in Bridger Valley, Manila, Granger and Dutch John. Line crews are working to re-route power and restore power as quickly as possible. Sorry for the inconvenience. Thank you for your patience.”

A post three hours later said, “Power has been restored to the Bridger Valley, Granger, Lonetree, McKinnon and most of the Manila area. Dutch John and parts of Manila are still without power. Power lines in that area are loaded with snow and ice, please stay away from low hanging power lines. Line crews are working to restore power as safely and quickly as possible. Thank you.”

The latest post Monday morning staged,” Bridger Valley Electric is still experiencing widespread outages in Manila, Dutch John, McKinnon and Lonetree. Heavy wet snow has caused problems with power lines and trees. Line crews Have been working since 3 a.m. safely and quickly to restore power. Sorry for the inconvenience. Thank you for your patience.” The post went on to say line crews were working to restore power to Bridger Valley, Manila, Granger and Dutch John by rerouting the power.