ELOY, AZ — Pinal County declared a State of Emergency Tuesday evening as thousands of residents in and around Eloy remained without power from monsoon storms Sunday night.
In the Eloy area, about 10,000 APS customers were without power Monday afternoon as temperatures reached well over 100 degrees.
According to APS, power was expected to be fully restored by 8 p.m. Tuesday, but by 10 p.m., the number of customers still in the dark was about 7,000. APS has since said the estimated time for full restoration would be Wednesday morning.
Early Wednesday morning, 2,200 customers were without power but nearly everyone had power restored by 8 a.m.
APS announced Wednesday that they are currently working to replace over 400 power poles, but did not say how many of those poles would be in Pima County. APS says they typically replace approximately 290 poles every monsoon season.
Declaring a State of Emergency is a procedure that allows the County and the City to access additional resources and support from the State of Arizona. The City of Eloy had declared a State of Emergency Monday.
Once power is on to everyone, residents could still be in trouble because their food supplies may be spoiled by a lack of refrigeration or cooling within their homes.
Crew shift changes. We will keep working until every last customer is restored. Half of @CityofEloy back on! ~2400 @apsFYI customers restored. Thanks for patience. More ice coming for Az City later this morning. pic.twitter.com/g58SOEowVp
— Richard Rosales (@APS_Rich) July 19, 2022
Cooling stations and ice distribution locations were opened to help residents deal with the hot temperatures. The locations for distribution are evolving as supplies run out and change.
DRY ICE & ICE FOR COMMUNITY
— City of Eloy (@CityofEloy) July 19, 2022
AZ City Golf Course
13939 S. Cleator Rd
Open at 9:00 AM until ice runs out.
Eloy Fire District
4015 N. Toltec Rd.
Eloy, AZ 85131
Open at 10:30 until ice runs out
**** COMMUNITY ADVISORY ***
— City of Eloy (@CityofEloy) July 19, 2022
ADDED ICE DISTRIBUTION STATION- APS DELIVERED DRY ICE AND ICE FOR THE COMMUNITY.
ICE/Dry Ice Stations:
Eloy City Hall
595 North C St.
Open at 9:00 AM until ice runs out.
If you have questions (non-emergency), call 520-466-9201 or the non-emergency police-related number at 520-466-7324.
The above number includes inquiries about ride assistance to cooling stations or other needs. For any emergency, please call 911.
To see the latest outages from APS, click here.
Another shipment of ice now available at @eloyfire Station in Toltec on Toltec Rd.
— Richard Rosales (@APS_Rich) July 19, 2022
Thank you @apsFYI for helping our customers in @CityofEloy & AZ City.
Please come get as much as you need.
Lots of ice at AZ City Golf Course as well. pic.twitter.com/SKXahPmBG2
As APS works to replace power poles, they encourage people to prepare ahead of storms including creating an emergency supply kit, learn how to open their garage door manually, ensure up-to-date contact information for APS and secure objects outside that might blow away or cause damage during storms.
