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Bedford Power Outages Caused by Weather
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Law enforcement reported tree branch down on powerlines. Time estimated from radar.
Large wedge tornado moved across southern Taylor County. The tornado remained in rural areas with primarily tree and crop damage. A few structures were also hit with some minor damage to a house and one old outbuilding nearly destroyed. Most intense damage occurred in the later half of the tornado path where EF2 damage was observed as 4 large wooden electrical power line towers where destroyed along with decimating a nearby grove of trees.
Tree limbs up to 12 inches in diameter and power lines were down along a line from Bedford to Gravity. Extensive tree damage along Highway 2 around Bedford and a roof was blown off of a business in Bedford. Siding was stripped off of the north and west side of a house there.
Several tree limbs and power lines were downed throughout the town of Bedford.
Tree limbs and power lines were blown down in Bedford.
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Power Outage FAQs
What is Power Outage?
Power outage (also called a power cut, a power blackout, power failure or a blackout) is a short-term or a long-term loss of the electric power to a particular area.
What Causes Power Outages?
- Severe weather (high winds, lightning, winter storms, heat waves, rain or flooding can cause damage to power lines or equipment);
- Other damage to electric transmission lines (vehicle accidents, trees, and animals can cause damage to power lines or equipment);
- Repairing, maintenance or upgrades on power lines and equipment.
What are the Top Outage Safety Tips?
- Stay away from the downed power lines, park vehicles in protected areas;
- Unplug appliances and electronics, limit cell phone use to conserve battery life;
- Use portable generators outdoors only, well away from open windows and doors;
- Pack perishable foods into a cooler, keep refrigerator and freezer doors shut as much as possible.
Bedford, Iowa
| City | Bedford |
| County | Taylor |
| State | Iowa (IA) |
| Country | United States |
| Zip Codes | 50833 |
Bedford Va - woke up at 3:20AM and my whole neighborhood is out of power. Called to notify the power company, no answer, voicemail full.
Haven’t Had Power Since 3pm, It’s Now 8:43 Bedford Y’all Have Too Do Better !!!
No power since Sunday night, this is dangerous and unacceptable, Texas get your shit together
I can live with rolling outages...but when that outage is over 24 hours...gets a bit worse than 'rolling' becomes an avalanche of non-service. Oakridge in Bedford hurting.
1602 Sunrise Loop Bedford county still no power on 02/16/21 @ 2:34 pm