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May 21, 2021

Weather Experts Monitor Possible Storms Days After Unofficial Opening of Hurricane Season

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…

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May 04, 2021

Severe Weather Continues To Pound The Southern U.S.

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 …

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Apr 27, 2021

Severe Weather Strikes South During Weekend

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.…

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Apr 15, 2021

ERCOT Asks Customers To Conserve Energy In Wake Of Blackout Fiasco

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…

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Apr 13, 2021

Severe Weather Continues To Threaten Southern States

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…

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Apr 08, 2021

How To Select A Generator For Your Home

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…

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Mar 27, 2021

Deadly Storms Threaten South, Mid-Atlantic

More than 30 million Americans across the south and northeast are threatened with severe weather that began as deadly tornadoes in Alabama on Thursday. First lady Jill Biden postponed a visit to Birmingham and Jasper, Alabama due to the severe conditions. The trip was planned for Friday.According…

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Mar 15, 2021

Historic Snowstorm Leaves Much Of Colorado In The Dark

About 23,294 Colorado residents were without power as of 11:21 a.m. ET on Monday due to an historic snowstorm that left some portions of the state with a total of as much as 24 to 36-inches over the weekend.There may be only a few days left in winter, but Colorado has been hit with a snowstorm of…

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Feb 17, 2021

More Than 3 Million Are Still Without Power In Texas 02/17/2021

According to poweroutages.us, 3,475,331 Texans are still in the dark on Wednesday due to a severe winter storm and rolling blackouts. The rolling blackouts are due to too much demand on electricity utilities and the freezing of power equipment.Meanwhile, as residents of the lone star state suffer…

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Feb 16, 2021

Winter Storms Affect Northwest, Southeast Causing Millions Of Outages 02/15/2021

A winter storm that started in Oregon and Washington and spread into the south from Texas through Virginia had a grip on much of the lower states of the United States on Monday.Tens of thousands of residents are without power in the Northwest after winter storms rampaged the region with ice, snow…

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Feb 16, 2021

Rolling Power Outages In Texas Plunge 3 Million Into Darkness 02/15/2021

Rolling Power Outages In Texas Plunge 3 Million Into DarknessMore than 2.6 million Texans had to deal with power outages on Monday, February 15, as the utilities of the state continued rolling blackouts due to record cold temperatures. The extreme temperatures caused too much demand on the state…

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Feb 10, 2021

Bitter Cold And Ice Storms Shroud North, Central United States

A cell of arctic high pressure hovering over Canada has forced temperatures down by as much as 20 or 30 degrees below normal in the Midwest and northern plain states. Forecasters predict that the rough weather will move into the central and southern states.Wind chill advisories have already been …

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