UPDATE: As of 7:45 a.m., just fewer than 70 customers were affected by the outage.

ELLIS COUNTY – Several thousand customers in Ellis County were without electricity due to  power lines down, according to Midwest Energy.

More than ten thousand customers were a part of the outage overnight.

There is no estimate on when power will be restored.

Check Hays Post for additional details as they become available or go to the Midwest Energy Map