OVER 600,000 Americans coast-to-coast are without power, causing flight cancellations and dangerous conditions.
Powerful wind gusts and storms have knocked the power out in several states across the northern half of the US.
US Power Outage Map
Hundreds of thousands of Americans are without power as storms batter the US.
Colorado and Pennsylvania were hit the hardest, with over 100,000 customers without power, according to PowerOutage.com.
Major power outages were also reported in Maine, New Jersey, Massachusetts, West Virginia, Connecticut, New York, Virginia, Montana, Idaho, South Dakota, and Oregon.
In Colorado, Xcel Energy intentionally shut off power because of strong wind gusts, dry conditions, and low humidity.
Though the shut-off in Jefferson County, a suburb of Denver, was planned, many residents felt blindsided.
“It’s hard to happen right before Christmas, but you have to do what you have to do and hopefully try to help out the people around you the best as you can,” Jefferson County resident Mallory McKenna told CBS Colorado.
The power was first shut off by Xcel on Wednesday and turned back on Thursday, with another anticipated shutdown on Friday.
At a HUD-assisted facility in Jefferson County, residents feared another 24 hours without power.
“Our food is rotting in our refrigerators, and people are stressed out,” resident Laurie Miller told local ABC affiliate KMGH.
For people with medical conditions, the situation was even more difficult.
“I didn’t have any oxygen all last night,” resident Kathleen Mood said.
Source : https://www.the-sun.com/news/15670544/us-power-outage-map-americans-left-without-electricity/
