Arkansas

Hinkle* said Entergy has used special equipment to help restore the power, like excavators, bulldozers, and tracked vehicles.

"We have even had some of our linemen who have had to physically carry wire and power poles into those areas, and those power poles are very heavy, and they are not easy to manipulate," said Hinkle.

Hinkle said putting up power poles is a task that usually takes Entergy crews around two hours to complete, but because of the severity of the damage left behind, the task now takes the crews anywhere from 8 to 10 hours.