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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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Feb 02, 2021

Winter Storm To Dump 2-Feet Of Snow From Pennsylvania to New England

A major winter storm smacked the Northeast on Monday, February 1st, that is expected to dump as much as 2-feet of snow across a wide swath stretching from Pennsylvania to New England and affecting Philadelphia, New York City, and Boston.Residents living along the I-95 corridor have been cautioned…

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Jan 26, 2021

Although California Winds Are Easing, Thousands Still Without Power

Reports on Wednesday, January 20 indicated that storm forced winds that helped plunge thousands of Californians into darkness had eased. Still, on Tuesday, January 26, more than 11,000 homes were without power.The windstorm that caused brushfires, toppled trees and left thousands of Californians …

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Jan 20, 2021

Heavy Winds In California Cause Fires, Compel Power Outages

Hurricane strength winds sparked a new wave of wildfires in California on Tuesday, January 19, 2021.The National Weather Service reported gusts of 97-mph in Sonoma County as high wind alerts and advisories were circulated statewide. Forecasters predicted gust could reach 70-80-mph at higher eleva…

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Dec 17, 2020

Massive Snowstorm Hits Northeast

A major snowstorm has affected as many as 60 million Americans in the eastern portion of the United States from northern Georgia to Maine. New York, Boston, and Philadelphia are expecting up to a foot of snow during Wednesday, December 16th through Thursday, December 17th.Several feet of snow and…

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Nov 11, 2020

Tropical Storm Eta Makes Landfall In Florida

Click for Official Forecast Tropical Storm Eta made landfall over Lower Matecombe, in the middle of the small islands that form the Florida Keys on Monday, November 9 th. Heavy rains pummeled the most densely populated urban areas of south Florida. The state was already saturated due to mor…

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Oct 29, 2020

Zeta Leaves 2.2 Million Without Power As It Creeps Through Southeast

Click for Official Forecast Having made landfall in Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane on Wednesday, October 28 th, Zeta has weakened into a tropical storm dumping rain from Georgia to Washington, D.C. More than 2 million homes were without power in its wake. The storm ripped off roofs, kn…

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Oct 28, 2020

Hurricane Zeta Landfall Expected Wednesday Near New Orleans

Click for Official Forecast The citizens of New Orleans wait in dire anticipation of landfall of Hurricane Zeta just south of the city on Wednesday afternoon. A pump system failure in the area raises the possibility of severe flooding. Zeta is expected to be a Category 2 storm as it enters Loui…

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Oct 26, 2020

New Round Of California Power Outages Expected To Last Into Tuesday

Pacific Gas & Electric PG&E, one of many utilities that supply electricity to California, has announced another round of power outages due to high fire risk that may last to Tuesday, October 27 th when the wind event ends. The outages in wide areas of the state are meant to prevent li…

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