Franktown Elementary closed Friday due to power outage caused by wind
Franktown Elementary School was closed on Friday due to a power outage caused by high winds. Franktown Elementary is located in the Douglas County School District at 1384 N Hwy 83.
According to First Alert Meteorologist Ashton Altieri, a cold front moving across Colorado on Friday will bring snow to the mountains and gusty winds almost statewide.
He declared a First Alert Weather Day for Friday and said the strongest wind along the Front Range will be found west of Interstate 25 and south of C-470 in Douglas County. Gusts have the potential of reaching over 65 mph in these areas.
Franktown Elementary is a member of CORE Electric Cooperative. CBS News Colorado spoke to a co-op representative and confirmed Franktown Elementary had power restored at 8:40 a.m. on Friday after high winds tripped the circuit that feeds electricity to the school at 9:30 p.m. on Thursday night.
CORE Electric also said almost all members in this outage had been restored on Friday morning.
