Jun 23, 2021

Claudette made landfall as a tropical storm in southeast Louisiana early Saturday morning, June 19th causing floods in Slidell, Louisiana through the Mississippi Gulf Coast.New Orleans was spared from the worst of the storm. A flash flood watch issued for the Crescent City was lifted overnight on…

Jun 21, 2021

Ever since Hurricane Maria ravished Puerto Rico in 2017, the residents of the island has continued to encounter power outages, which are affecting thousands. Issues of corruption along with inability to supply the total island with power plagued the utility company that initially had the responsi…

Jun 18, 2021

A little more than two weeks have past since the start of the Atlantic hurricane season and as of Thursday, June 17th, two named tropical storms were forming off different coasts of the U.S. –- Tropical Storm Bill, which skirts the east coast and Tropical Storm Claudette, which threatens the Gul…

Jun 16, 2021

The west is suffering through a major drought that is causing fear that the 2021 California wildfire season will be more intense.The drought is killing trees and causing riverbeds in the western region of the country to dry up. The water level of Lake Mead has dropped to its lowest point in histo…

Jun 09, 2021

Areas of the U.S. from the west coast to the east coast has experienced extreme and even record breaking hot temperatures that have also cause power outage.Poweroutages.us reports that major power outages are occurring in: California -- 18,876Oklahoma –- 8,667New York –- 5,718Michigan –- 3,952…

May 24, 2021

The number of hurricanes expected for the 2021 hurricane season is expected to be above normal.The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecasts between three and five major hurricanes that will have sustained winds of at least 111 mph. It said that between six and 10 hurr…

May 21, 2021

The National Hurricane Center (NHC) is monitoring two regions, one in the Atlantic Ocean and one in the Gulf of Mexico, as possible tropical storm systems just days after the unofficial start of the 2021 Hurricane Season. The season started unofficially on May 15th. The official start of the sea…

May 04, 2021

Extreme weather pummeled many sections of the southern United States on Monday, May 3rd that included a possible tornado in the Atlanta. The inclement weather began on Sunday when multiple tornadoes struck Mississippi causing some damage, but no deaths or injuries.A tornado warning was announced …

Apr 27, 2021

Severe storms extending from parts of Mississippi to the Carolinas ravaged the area with heavy rain and thunderstorms. On Friday, some areas of the Southeast were under freeze warning and frost advisories. Temperatures in several cities dropped to below normal and even record-challenging levels.…

Apr 15, 2021

The Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the state’s agency that has authority over the Texas electric grid, asked its customers on Tuesday, April 13th to conserve energy to limit power outages and increased demand for electricity due to cold weather that is plaguing segments of the Lo…

Apr 13, 2021

Since Friday, April 9th as many as 350 reports have been made of severe weather across the southern states of the U.S.There have been five reports of tornadoes –- one in Louisiana, two in Mississippi, one in Florid and one in Georgia.A severe tornado with winds up to 140-mph struck Palmetto, Loui…

Apr 08, 2021

If you’ve been observant during the last several years, then you know that no matter where you live in the United States, your home is vulnerable to power outages. Also, as you know, a wide range of events can cause a power outage. Such events include severe weather such as hurricanes, severe st…