UPDATE: Power restored to affected areas in Lincoln

LES is reporting that power has been restored to affected areas of Lincoln.

The original outages came as a result of the severe weather that rolled through Lincoln late Wednesday night.

At the time of the outages, one was in an area from Van Dorn to Highway 2 between 20th and 33rd affecting over 1,700 people.

Another outage was reported in an area between 17th to 10th, Van Dorn to Highway 2. Three other outages were reported in an area around S. Cotner Blvd. and Sumner Street, as well as an additional outage near 40th & South Streets.

At the time, LES estimated over 1,800 people were without power across the city.