Large power outage in Huntsville because of weather

There is a large power outage in northwest Huntsville extending west from Research Park Blvd. to Explorer Blvd. and Discovery Dr. and along US 72 Hwy, Slaughter Rd., and University Dr. to Nance Rd.

This will include much of Cummings Research Park. Crews are working to restore power now.

The outage that affected most of northwestern Madison County has been repaired. Lighting struck a substation on Nick Fitcheard Road, damaging equipment inside the station. This is one of the locations where Huntsville Utilities receives power from TVA.

Approximately 43,000 customers lost power at 7:29 AM. Most power was restored in under an hour.

There was also an outage in northeastern Huntsville this morning when a tree fell on power lines near the intersection of Maysville Road and Bankhead Parkway.