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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.
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.
Martell, Nebraska
| City | Martell |
| County | Lancaster |
| State | Nebraska (NE) |
| Country | United States |
| Zip Codes | 68404 |
Strong winds from thunderstorms that swept rapidly through the Lincoln area Sunday evening May 25th caused power outages, downed trees and sparked electrical fires. Thunderstorm winds were measured at 63 mph by Asos at the Lincoln airport with similar reports of winds of that speed estimated by spotters near 60th and Pioneers, 20th and K, near Antelope Park and 84th and Old Cheney Road. There were numerous reports of large tree limbs down and many large trees were pushed over or uprooted across town. The damage extended from Lincoln to a few miles south of town where some building damage was noted near Martell. At least 6,000 LES customers lost power. According to the Lincoln Journal-Star, some people claimed that this was one of the worst wind storms in terms of tree damage in years.