Updated on Sunday, August 3, at 8 a.m.
The City of Swift Current says the power outages affecting residents and businesses have been solved.
Swift Current shared the update at 10:06 p.m. on Saturday, roughly 2:30 hours after power outages began.
The outage was caused by lightning damaging a power line, according to the city.
Original story on Saturday, August 2, at 8:30 p.m.
Power is out for parts of Swift Current after a thunderstorm rolled through the city on Saturday evening.
The City of Swift Current announced on social media that power was out for customers in the downtown northwest area, and Light & Power crews are working to restore the outage. Some residents are also reporting outages in the city's northeast.
Neither the exact cause of the outage nor the timeline for restoration is known at this time.
Swift Current Online will provide updates as they become available.