Power Outage in Findlay, OH

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Hancock-Wood Electric Coop Inc
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Duke Energy
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Coast Electric Power Association
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Meade County RECC
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Findlay Power Outages Caused by Weather

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December 23, 2022 - Winter Storm

An Arctic cold front swept through the area shortly before midnight December 23rd. Low pressure along this front tracked over Lake Erie early in the morning on December 23rd and rapidly intensified through the day while slowly lifting northeast across Ontario. With the frontal passage rain changed to snow with temperatures dropping from the upper 30s and lower 40s to sub-zero in about 8 hours. A period of mainly light snow occurred behind the front across the county through the morning hours of December 23rd before tapering to flurries. The period of snow and rapidly falling temperatures led to a flash freeze and icy conditions on area roadways. While the falling snow became lighter through the daytime hours of December 23rd, winds began increasing during the pre-dawn hours and occasionally gusted over 45 mph through the day. The highest reliably-measured wind gust in the county was a 55 MPH gust at the Findlay airport, measured at 4:33 PM December 23rd. Sporadic tree damage and power outages resulted. Wind gusts very gradually subsided into December 24th, though gusts didn���t drop below 30 MPH until that evening. This led to a prolonged period of widespread blowing and drifting snow beginning early in the morning December 23rd and continuing through the afternoon and evening, with some patchy blowing and drifting snow continuing all the way through Christmas Eve. Blowing snow resulted in periods of white-out conditions and drifting snow across roads in open areas where snow blew around the most, especially from the early morning through the evening hours of December 23rd. The greatest impact from this storm was to travel due to the flash freeze and extensive blowing and drifting snow, to go along with low visibility. Numerous minor accidents, slide-offs and disabled vehicles were reported throughout the area on December 23rd and 24th. At one point around 4 AM December 23rd, I-75 southbound was closed near milepost 168 due to multiple jack-knifed semis. A few accidents across the county during the storm resulted in at least minor injuries. The Hancock County Sheriff declared a Level 3 Snow Emergency during the morning hours of December 23rd, which closed all roads in the county to non-emergency travel. This was not lifted until the next morning. Wind chills plunged below 0 by 2 AM December 23rd and did not rise above 0 until the early morning hours of December 26th. Findlay airport recorded a wind chill of -36F at 9:53 AM December 23rd. A mesonet station in Findlay also measured a wind chill of -38F at 10:45 AM. A number of burst pipes were reported across the area due to this cold, with temperatures remaining in the single digits until Christmas morning. A CoCoRaHS observer measured 2.3��� of snow in Findlay with this storm.

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June 13, 2022 - Thunderstorm Wind

Scattered tree damage and eight power poles downed in Rawson.

Mt Cory - Mt Cory
May 3, 2022 - Tornado

An EF-0 tornado with estimated peak winds of 80 mph began about a half-mile south of Rawson. As the tornado moved northeastward, it ripped off the metal roof from a barn and wood beams were snapped and driven into the ground. A separate barn was destroyed, several power poles were snapped, and several trees were downed. The tornado ended about a quarter-mile west of the Findlay Airport.

Mt Cory - (Fdy)Findlay Arpt
May 3, 2022 - Tornado

An EF-0 tornado with estimated peak winds of 80 mph began about a half-mile south of Rawson. As the tornado moved northeastward, it ripped off the metal roof from a barn and wood beams were snapped and driven into the ground. A separate barn was destroyed, several power poles were snapped, and several trees were downed. The tornado ended about a quarter-mile west of the Findlay Airport.

Mt Cory - (Fdy)Findlay Arpt
December 11, 2021 - High Wind

The ASOS at Findlay Airport measured a 52 knot (60 mph) wind gust at 2:02 pm. Around this same time, a power pole snapped, blocking portions of Township Road 205, east of the city of Findlay. Numerous power outages were reported in Hancock County due to the winds downing power lines.

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News

Mural Planned For MLK Overpass In Findlay - WFIN Local News

The City of Findlay, with support from the Findlay-Hancock County Community Foundation, has commissioned a more than 1,000 square foot mural of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. which will be placed on the overpass named after him in downtown Findlay. The mural, which will be completed by local artist Amber Kear of Hysteria Company, will

Jul 21, 2022

K9s Help Apprehend Hancock County Burglary Suspect - WFIN Local News

Some local police dogs played an instrumental role in apprehending a burglary suspect. The Hancock County Sheriff's Office received a report of a burglary in the 10000 block of State Route 37 on Monday. The homeowner reported finding a person in their vehicle which was parked in their attached garage. The subject fled the area

Jul 19, 2022

PUCO: Ohio's utilities will conduct review of power outages | 10tv.com

The Office of the Ohio Consumers’ Counsel is calling on PUCO to investigate AEP.

Jun 15, 2022

AEP Schedules Planned Power Outage For Findlay - WFIN Local News

AEP Ohio says a planned power outage will affect parts of Findlay this weekend, including the downtown area. AEP says At 11:59 p.m. Saturday, electric service for areas of Findlay will be turned off while their transmission team makes emergency repairs. Power is expected to be back on by 7 a.m. Sunday. The planned outage

Mar 25, 2022

Winter Storm Landon Ohio live updates Cincinnati, Northern Kentucky

A heavy mix of rain, snow, sleet and ice could make for hazardous travel conditions and power outages across the Greater Cincinnati region.

Feb 3, 2022

A possible EF1 tornado hit outside of Ada Saturday morning | News | hometownstations.com

Strong wind gusts playing havoc with power lines Saturday causing isolated power outages for thousands of customers throughout our region.

Dec 12, 2021

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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.

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Findlay, Ohio

City Findlay
County Hancock
State Ohio (OH)
Country United States
Zip Codes 45839, 45840

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