Strong winds knocked down a power line in Lemmon Valley on Wednesday, leaving a handful of small businesses nearby without power.
It happened near the intersection of Lemmon Drive and Surge Street.
One business owner said he had to close for the day due to the outage.
"The whole building is shut down. There are actually three businesses here. We're all out of commission," said Bob Wosick, the owner of Rancher's Feed and Supply.
Rancher's shares a building with KS Self Storage and North Valley Automotive. All three closed due to the outage.
Wosick said he's run Rancher's with his wife and daughter for 15 years, and they've lived in the area for 35 years.
NV Energy says the downed power line was reported around 7:30 this morning. As of 6 p.m. Wednesday night, the outage is still listed on NV Energy's outage map. There's no estimated time of restoration at this time.
Despite losing out on business for the day, Wosick said he's looking at the bright side while he waits for the power to come back on.
"You got to look at the positive - we get a day off," he said.
NV Energy says if you come across a downed power line, always assume it's live. They recommend shuffling your feet to get at least 35 feet away and not touching anyone who's touching or near the line.
Call 911 first, then call NV Energy's emergency line for northern Nevada, 775-834-4100. For southern Nevada, it's 702-402-2900.
