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Seward Power Outages Caused by Weather
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Public reported power lines down and power out.
Periods of freezing rain produced ice accumulations around a quarter of an inch. This resulted in some tree damage, as well as isolated power outages.
A storm survey observed power poles snapped in this area and center pivot irrigation system overturned.
This tornado crossed into Seward county from York county and was from a trailing supercell thunderstorm that followed the storm that produced an EF3 tornado just to the south a little earlier. This tornado was responsible snapping several power poles as it entered into Seward County along 476th street. The tornado continued northeast producing occasional tree damage, tipping over center pivot irrigation equipment, and outbuilding damage.
This tornado developed rapidly after the Beaver Crossing tornado as the supercell continued to move northeast. The tornado quickly strengthened to EF2 and completed destroyed several large outbuildings as it crossed Pioneers and Van Dorn Roads. The tornado turned more northeast as it crossed A street downing power lines and snapping trees. The tornado crossed Interstate 80 about a half mile west of the of the Highway 15 interchange where a semi tractor trailer was overturned. The tornado weakened and turned east as it moved north of the Interstate and produced mainly minor tree and power line damage.
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A mix of rain, freezing rain and sleet changed over to snow during the morning hours on 2/6/05. Snowfall of around 6 inches fell in a relatively narrow band from around Seward to near the NWS office in Valley which is in extreme west central Douglas county. The snow was preceeded by ice accumulations that approached 1/4 inch, although tree damage or power line damage was minimal due to only moderate winds and temperatures that were around freezing during the event.
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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.
Seward, Nebraska
City | Seward |
County | Seward |
State | Nebraska (NE) |
Country | United States |
Zip Codes | 68434 |
Currently lost power off of Winterset Cir in Seward. Been off since around 9:40am
I live on Resurrection Blvd. Seward AK There isn’t any power on my street. It’s been out since about 6am Oct. 5
Powers out in seward
Hey- Any idea when the power will be restored? Thanks! Gayle