Massive Power Outage Reported In Twin Falls, ID
by 95.7 KEZJ
95.7 KEZJ— Residents of Twin Falls are reporting power outages across the city, mainly in the northern sections of town.
KSNT News—Multiple power outages reported across northeast Kansas. MANHATTAN (KSNT) - Thousands of Evergy customers are without power Saturday due to a severe weather system in northeast Kansas. Nearly 7,000 people are without power in and around the population centers of Manhattan and Junction City on April 27, according to the Evergy outage map. More outages are being reported in some small towns []
The Guardian—US seeing rise in climate-related power outages, report says. High winds, rains, winter storms and tropical cyclones accounted for 80% of power interruptions over the last 20 yearsPower outages in the US are rising, as climate-related extreme weather strain an already burdened energy grid.Over the last decade, severe storm outages increased by 74% compared with the previous 10 years. Continue reading
WBRZ—Power line falls into Amarillo Street home, starting fire; all reported safe. BATON ROUGE — Firefighters say a power line fell into the side of a house on Amarillo Street late Monday morning and started a fire. Two people were present at the home but were able to leave the building safely. Fire crews weren't able to extinguish the blaze until an Entergy crew arrived and shut off power to the line.According to the Baton Rouge Fire Department, a tree fell into the power line, then the line fell against the home's siding. The power line was still arcing when the...