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A line of thunderstorms produced damaging winds that downed several trees in Amado. One of the trees downed a power line that caused a power outage to 200 customers for two hours. Winds also ripped a gate from its hinges at one residence. Additionally, a wind gust to 78 mph was recorded at the Hopkins RAWS station at 7100 feet MSL.
Thunderstorms winds downed trees and power poles in Rio Rico along Interstate 19.
Thunderstorms winds downed trees and power poles in Rio Rico along Interstate 19.
A severe thunderstorm microburst produced damaging winds in Rio Rico. A portion of a home's roof was blown off, and brought down a power line as it landed in Rio Rico Drive. Thunderstorm winds also blew down several dying trees between the Santa Cruz River bridge and the railroad tracks, and blew down a cyprus tree onto the roof of a home on East Rio Rico Drive. Winds were measured on a neighbor's anemometer at 75 mph.
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The island's electrical system experienced a complete collapse in the wake of the deadly storm.
Power slowly being restored in Puerto Rico, but severe flooding remains
The power outage situation in Puerto Rico remained dire for a fourth day on Wednesday due to the impacts from Hurricane Fiona, which moved away from the Turks and Caicos after pummeling the islands on Tuesday as a Category 3 storm. By Wednesday morning, Fiona was headed northward and had strengthened to a Category 4 hurricane, packing 130-mph sustained winds. Sheets of rain whipped through the islands blown by maximum sustained winds of 115 mph on Tuesday at the height of the storm in the Turks
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Mediacom blamed a “major fiber event” involving a third-party vendor for an outage that left thousands of local business and residential customers without internet service for up to 30 hours.
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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);
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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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Rio Rico, Arizona
| City | Rio Rico |
| County | Santa Cruz |
| State | Arizona (AZ) |
| Country | United States |
| Zip Codes | 85648 |
Rio Rico AZ has the worst power grid I have ever experienced. The outages come in spurts even when the weather is nice. What is going on with the tax payers money to build new infrastructures?
There was a really huge lightening strike...very loud bang and a pop/sizzling sound. Power was knocked immediately out...this was several hours ago. I live on Camino Apolena in Rio Rico
My power has went out twice today within a 3 hour time period when will this be solved?
When will the power outage in Rio Rico be resolved? Our power has been off for about a half an hour.