First winter storm of many forces water rescues, knocks out power and creates dangerous travel conditions
A wide-reaching storm hitting the Ohio Valley, mid-Atlantic and Northeast Thursday is just the first in a nearly nonstop ...
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Power lines and wildfires: Experts say communities can be better protected, at a high cost
It continuously brings enough live current from Oregon's hydroelectric ... buried underground when it was built in 1979. Undergrounding power lines is the single best method to avoid dangerous arcing ...
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An ice storm could take down power lines. How to report an electric outage in Michigan
The National Weather Service is predicting wintry weather Wednesday night into Thursday. That means the potential for power outages is high. If your power does go out, Michigan's electric ...
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'Incredibly dangerous': How to prepare for incoming ice storm
The ice on the roads could lead to dangerous ... quickly lead to power outages, he said: "A half inch of ice accumulation can add 500 pounds of extra weight or more to power lines.