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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.
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Pen Argyl, Pennsylvania
| City | Pen Argyl |
| County | Northampton |
| State | Pennsylvania (PA) |
| Country | United States |
| Zip Codes | 18072 |
Torrential rains resulted in flash flooding in northeastern Northampton County. Several home basements were flooded with two to five feet of water on Messinger Street in Bangor Borough as an underground creek rose and flooded. One family on Messenger Street was rescued. Two garages on the street were also damaged. Fuel oil leaked into the water. Flooding closed Messinger Road, Viaduct Road, South Main Street, and Rutt Road in the borough. No injuries were reported. Power was out to a number of homes for precautionary reasons also because water reached into the ground floor. The flooding occurred because of an underground creek near the headwaters of Martins Creek. Numerous streets were also flooded in Penn Argyl Borough. Flooding waters also damaged a few homes in East Bangor Borough. The axis of heaviest rain extended from Penn Argyl and Washington Township northeastward through Upper Mount Bethel Township in Northampton County. Event precipitation totals included 3.54 inches in Nazareth and 2.07 inches in Bethlehem. These municipalities were south of where the heaviest rain fell and Doppler Radar storm total estimates reached around 5 inches within the axis of heaviest rain.