gov_tweets: 49204

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49204 49203 1362151741517680643 269992801 2021-02-17T21:27:37+00:00 (1/2) Today, the extreme weather continues & I have been on the phone with our regional electric transmission authorities. They are hopeful that no load shed (rolling outages) will be necessary this evening, but it will depend upon what the peak load looks like from 7 to 9 pm. 10 18 Arkansas AR Asa Hutchinson R AsaHutchinson