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Power Restored To All Xcel Customers Following March Blizzard

DENVER (CBS4) - More than 72 hours after the bomb cyclone hit Colorado, Xcel Energy says they finally restored every customer's power. More than 400,000 customers were affected by the storm.

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At the time of the blizzard, Xcel said there were about 2,500 outages in the state, and restoration would be a "multi-day recovery effort."

March Blizzard 2019 - Trees Down
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PHOTO GALLERY: March Blizzard 2019

Severe wind gusts knocked down trees and power lines causing significant problems. Hundreds of out-of-state utility workers helped Colorado crews get the power restored.

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