May 29, 2019

Many American workers dream of a retirement spent traveling in a recreation vehicle with their spouse. Others fancy summer vacations traveling the highways of the country with their spouse and children.Whichever your dream is, a recreation vehicle can be the foundation of memorable times in your …

May 13, 2019

The hurricane season of 2018 was devastating and included some of the most powerful storms on record from Hurricane Florence to Hurricane Michael.The experiences of last year have heightened fears that the 2019 hurricane season may be as bad.Well the new hurricane season is set to begin on June 1…

Feb 06, 2019

Ice storms affected communities in Illinois, Iowa, and parts of Michigan causing power outages in some areas Tuesday night, February 5 and Wednesday, February 6, 2019. For the first time since December 2009, authorities in Chicago issued an ice storm warning. Electric utilities in Ill…

Feb 04, 2019

It’s not only natural disasters and extraordinary cold temperatures that can wreak havoc on the American power grid. Directors of America’s top intelligence agencies warn that both Russia and China have the capability now to cause power outages in the country via cyber attacks. As early as …

Jan 23, 2019

For the second consecutive weekend winter storms have overwhelmed sections of the U.S. including New England, Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and the Midwest. Scattered power outages were also reported. It was the first time Massachusetts was involved in a snowstorm this year. The storm brought s…

Nov 27, 2018

Although the snow has stopped falling in Michigan, as of 10 a.m. central time on Tuesday, November 27, about 2,900 customers of Indiana Michigan Power Company are without power. Crews from AEP Ohio and contractors are supporting employees of Indiana Michigan (I&M) Power as they work to rest…

Nov 21, 2018

Winter struck the eastern United States with a vengeance causing more than 400,000 power outages in segments of Pennsylvania, New York, Maryland, Virginia, and the New England states during the weekend of November 16-18, 2018.The region was also overwhelmed with ice, sleet and rain On Friday, th…

Nov 21, 2018

Old man winter is not going to be forgiving this year depending on which of the predicting publications you follow -- the Farmers’ Almanac, The Old Farmers Almanac and NOAA, 0r AccuWeather. The Farmers’ Almanac is calling for “teeth chattering” cold, with plenty of snow. The publication, no…

Oct 13, 2018

Virginia has become the latest state to feel the wrath of now post-tropical cyclone Michael. Its attack on the Old Dominion began Thursday night and has continued on into Friday. The storm is saturating Virginia with heavy rains and causing chaos due to strong winds. This has caused floodin…

Oct 11, 2018

Hurricane Michael marched through Georgia and has reached South Carolina after devastating the panhandle of Florida. When the storm reached landfall late Wednesday, afternoon, its sustained winds were 155 mph, only two miles short of a Category 5 storm. It is already designated the most pow…

Oct 10, 2018

Hurricane Michael, now heading toward landfall in the area of Panama City-Tallahassee, Florida is a Category 4 storm and is expected to be the strongest hurricane to strike the Florida Panhandle in 267 years, according to the National Hurricane Center. Landfall is expected for Wednesday afternoon…

Oct 08, 2018

It has been just a little more than three weeks since Hurricane Florence ravished the Carolinas and now a new tropical storm designated Michael has strengthened into a hurricane and is threatening Florida. Michael was designated a hurricane on Monday, October 8, 2018 and is expected to strike …