Idaho Power reports that 2,260 people are affected by an outage near Nampa, as of 4 p.m.
The outage started at 3:34 p.m. The suspected cause is an object in the line. A crew has been dispatched to the area, and power is estimated to be restored by 5:30 p.m.
A smaller outage near Gooding started at 3:15 p.m. and affects 77 people. The suspected cause is the weather. A crew is on site, and power is expected to be restored by 5:30 p.m.
Strong to severe thunderstorms are expected Thursday afternoon and evening across southeast Oregon and southwest Idaho, with wind gusts potentially reaching 70 mph.
