Jul 09, 2020

Although hurricanes are considered to be the most extreme natural phenomena on the face of the earth, it can’t control where it goes. Outside phenomena not part of the hurricane itself influence its direction and intensity. These outside phenomena include wind speed and strength of the gusts, th…

Jul 01, 2020

Hurricanes! The word elicits fear from many who have experienced how severe these storms can be. In fact, hurricanes are the world’s most deadly storms.Of course, when a hurricane is careening toward your home, the only thing you want to know about it is its speed, the wind velocity, what catego…

Jun 16, 2020

A recent surge of heat and humidity in the Midwest and Northeast of the U.S. triggered severe thunderstorms that plunged 650,000 electric customers into darkness on Wednesday, June 10, 2020.Michigan, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky were pelted with wind and rain on Wednesday afternoon when a cold fron…

Jun 08, 2020

Tropical storm Cristobal struck central and south Mississippi with maximum winds of about 50 mph on Sunday, June 7, 2020. Residents of central and south Mississippi witnessed wind peaks of about 40 mph through the overnight hours into Monday morning, June 8. More than 22,700 electric customers w…

May 13, 2020

For residents of the southeast United States who worry about hurricanes every year, AccuWeather is predicting a possible early beginning to this year’s hurricane season. Commonly, hurricane season starts around June 1. That’s about when the first tropical or subtropical storm is expected off the …

May 06, 2020

More than 130,000 Tennesseans were without power on Sunday night, May 3, 2020 after multiple severe thunderstorms ravaged the center of the state including Nashville.The severe storm included winds as high as 60 to 70 mph that knocked down power lines, collapsed trees, and plunged the region into…

Apr 28, 2020

As many as 60,000 electric utility customers in Mississippi and another 150,000 customers from Texas through Georgia were without power as a result of severe spring storms on Thursday, April 23, 2020. Alabama Power reported that 3,000 of its customers were without power in Brewton and East Brew…

Mar 23, 2020

As many as 73,000 people have lost electricity in Utah after a 5.7-magnitude earthquake shook the state at about 7:00 a.m. local time today, March 18, 2020.The quake affected millions of people in Salt Lake City and the Salt Lake City Airport, a major international transportation hub, was closed…

Feb 10, 2020

When your mind wanders to thoughts of weather calamities, no doubt it’s calmed by thoughts of generators. After all, severe weather leads to blackouts and generators return power to your home or office so you can live through the calamity without a care in the world.Today’s generators c…

Jan 20, 2020

APElectric is offering Generac 11kW through 22kW standalone generators with a special 10-year extended warranty from January 20, 2020 through March 1, 2020.The units have certain common features that include: True Power™ TechnologyGenerac G-Force™ EngineQuiet Test™ Self-Test ModeTough, D…

Jan 16, 2020

Small Engine Express is offering Briggs & Stratton 12kW through 60kW standalone generators for 10% off from January 13, 2020 through January 31, 2020. A total of 49 different generator models are involved in the sale.The sale comes just in time for homeowners who live in areas of t…

Jan 02, 2020

The first winter storm of the decade wreaked havoc from the Midwest to the Northeast of the United States. Twenty million people are contending with winter storm advisories as the storm forces the closure of interstates and caused hundreds of crashes over the pre-new year weekend. One hundred th…