Over 20,000 Without Power in Florida on Thursday Night
From The Weather Channel:
Click here for reuse options!Hours before the worst of Hurricane Matthew was expected to impact the state’s eastern coast, parts of South Florida was already losing power by the thousands of customers Thursday afternoon.
Florida Power and Light reported that more than 20,000 customers were without power in Florida Thursday night. The company said earlier Thursday that it expects 2.5 million statewide outages in the aftermath of the storm.
Thursday night, Gov. Rick Scott called the storm a “monster” and urged residents to stay in a safe place for the entire event.
“There’s no reason to take a chance,” he said. “It just doesn’t make any sense.”
Thursday afternoon, President Barack Obama declared a state of emergency in Florida, just hours after Florida Gov. Rick Scott said warned that “this (storm) will kill you.”
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10 responses to Over 20,000 Without Power in Florida on Thursday Night
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crc3 October 6th, 2016 at 21:10
Thank God we have power! I guess not living near the beach helps!
whatthe46 October 6th, 2016 at 22:34
good! have you ever thought of investing in a generator for when the power does go out after a huge storm, just in case?
crc3 October 7th, 2016 at 10:16
Yes but unfortunately I have no place to put one because I live in a condo. It would have to be outside so that no fumes came in the building and they are very LOUD. My neighbors would kill me!
Jeanne173 October 7th, 2016 at 10:50
Your neighbors would most likely be knocking on your door with their jammies and pillow under their arm. Good luck to you.
whatthe46 October 7th, 2016 at 12:34
laughing
Obewon October 6th, 2016 at 23:33
Luckily Darpa thin film solar (TFS) creates power during rainy and cloudy days. https://uploads.disquscdn.com/images/716debc90bf557cf535d8c54f39d7ad23260da8e38d22e19eedebc23a706bb1f.jpg
Gary Parillo October 7th, 2016 at 02:38
Hope they will all stay safe,even republicans.Been in plenty of earthquakes,but never a hurricane.
PattyJM October 7th, 2016 at 03:18
The USAF sent me down to Keesler AFB (Biloxi, MS) for some specialized equipment training before being sent to Vietnam.
My arrival was in time for Camille (1969). Camille was a big one, Cat 4 or 5, comparable to Katrina. There was virtually nothing left along the shoreline. Just foundations and debris.
I was supervising some young airmen doing cleanup along highway 90 – which runs right along the beach. A car went by and I heard a woman screaming “Its gone! Its all gone!” The sound of that scream will be with me until the day I die.
Gary Parillo October 7th, 2016 at 03:30
That sounds horrible.Strongest winds I have ever been in were around 75 mph on the west coast,but those were only gusts,not sustained winds ,and close to 100 mph in Nevada,but again only gusts,not sustained,and not near an ocean with storm surge.The 100 mph in Nevada tore Reno up pretty good,and picked up concrete blocks that were holding down a big events tent,killing one person.I couldnt imagine 140 mph sustained,with storm surge.
PattyJM October 7th, 2016 at 04:20
FYI http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf/2014/08/45_photos_of_hurricane_camille.htm Has some pictures of the damage. Wikipedia also has information.