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Roof damage, power outages after Wichita tornado

Sun, 19 May 2013 18:41:38 -0400

TOPEKA, Kansas - A tornado and strong winds have hit Wichita, causing roof damage and downing power lines.

Thousands lack power after deadly Texas tornadoes

Thu, 16 May 2013 18:47:04 -0400

DALLAS - Utility officials say nearly 3,500 homes and businesses remained without power 24 hours after a North Texas tornado outbreak left at least six people dead.

Molokai has island-wide power outage

Wed, 15 May 2013 22:58:03 -0400

KAUNAKAKAI, Hawaii - Maui Electric officials say they are investigating the cause of an island-wide power outage on Molokai that lasted nearly 2 hours.

Garage fire in Sioux Falls leads to power outage

Wed, 15 May 2013 07:56:55 -0400

SIOUX FALLS, South Dakota - A fire that began in a detached garage in Sioux Falls led to an electrical power outage that affected six homes.

Fire knocks out power to 5,000 electric customers

Tue, 14 May 2013 12:07:13 -0400

KANEOHE, Hawaii - Service has been restored to about 5,000 Hawaiian Electric Co. customers on Oahu who lost power because of a fire.

Power outage affects 1,200 in south Birmingham

Sat, 11 May 2013 11:45:12 -0400

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - An early morning power outage has left about 1,200 people without electricity in south Birmingham.

Watches, warnings of severe weather in La.

Fri, 10 May 2013 08:50:04 -0400

NEW ORLEANS - Morning storms knocked out power for thousands around Louisiana and prompted warnings of possible severe weather and flash floods.

Utility: Monk parakeet caused northern NJ outage

Wed, 08 May 2013 14:04:30 -0400

LEONIA, New Jersey - Utility officials say a power outage that affected hundreds of customers in northern New Jersey was caused by a monk parakeet that built its nest on a utility pole.

Power outage disrupts Portland transit trains

Mon, 06 May 2013 14:51:53 -0400

PORTLAND, Oregon - A power outage disrupted Portland's light-rail service for about three hours Monday morning.

Firefighters contain Central Oregon fires

Sun, 05 May 2013 16:11:05 -0400

PORTLAND, Oregon - The Central Oregon Interagency Dispatch Center says a 168-acre wildfire ignited by a downed power line is 75 percent contained.

Thousands in Iowa without power after snowstorm

Thu, 02 May 2013 13:15:46 -0400

FORT DODGE, Iowa - Thousands of customers in Iowa are without power after a spring storm dumped nearly a foot of snow in parts of the state.

Storm knocks out power on Kodiak Island

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 14:49:34 -0400

KODIAK, Alaska - A heavy, wet late April snowfall briefly knocked out power on Kodiak Island.

Suburban NY hospital loses power; on generators

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 13:38:19 -0400

EAST MEADOW, New York - A large suburban New York hospital is operating on backup generators after a power outage.