Sentences with phrase «knock out power»

We certainly didn't expect the wrath of tropical storm Irma to knock out power for 4 days and internet and cell coverage at the house for 6 days.

Ohio residents are used to hot and cold temperatures and erratic storms that can knock out the power for days.

Severe weather can knock out your power, your gas, your internet, and cable for days on end.

And unfortunately, switching has a tendency to knock out the power / lights...

Electricity is also heavily utilised as the U.S. militaries defensive structures need a constant supply to operate, thus opponents will likely look to knock out power quickly in order to bring in helicopters and more.

It helps to be well rounded and offer more than one punch knock out power to be considered the best life insurance company.

Hurricanes can also knock out power for several days.

The weather managed to knock out power to thousands and dropped trees on what seemed like every road in the tri-county area.

This contact whips up geomagnetic disturbances that can disrupt cell phone service, damage satellites and knock out power grids.

These can unleash enough damage to knock out power and water for weeks.

It's where the solar wind originates (SN: 12/16/08), where loopy magnetic structures are anchored (SN: 2/12/00, p. 101) and where coronal mass ejections and space weather (SN: 7/31/04, p. 74) that can knock out power grids on Earth get their start.

Will it knock out power grids?

Transportation is an equally concerning issue after climate - change - related storms knock out power and damage roadways in an underserved area.

But even a mildly active sun could still generate its fair share of extreme storms that could knock out power grids and space satellites.

When aimed at Earth, these bursts can trigger auroras — or damage satellites and knock out power grids.

Among the issues Ms. Harris pledged to address after securing the nod were recovery from Hurricane Sandy — a storm that devastated Coney Island but did little more than topple trees and knock out power in Bay Ridge and Dyker Heights.

These could be strong enough to topple trees and knock out power.

That kind of wind can destroy homes, uproot trees, and knock out power for months.

But Maria is currently sustaining 140 mph winds, which can destroy homes, uproot trees, and knock out power for months.

A few years ago our area had a major windstorm that knocked out power for many days.

The Puerto Rico Electric Power Authority (PREPA) has yet to recover fully from the devastation wrought by Hurricane Maria, which in late September knocked out power to the entire island and left all 3.4 million residents of the U.S. territory in the dark and killed dozens of people.

However, people have also been coming to the mall since Monday for a different purpose, thanks to last weekend's ice storm knocking out power in many Toronto - area homes.

Puerto Rico avoided a direct hit from Irma, but the storm knocked out power for 70 percent of the island, and killed at least three people.

Musk, the chief executive of Tesla, said on Friday the company would send more battery installers to Puerto Rico to help restore power after Hurricane Maria knocked out all power on the island over two weeks ago.

FPL took 10 days to restore power in the state after Irma, which made landfall in the Middle Keys and then swept north through the state, knocking out power to 90 percent of the utility's customers.

It's caused severe flooding and knocked out power to millions.

With wind gales as strong as 160 mph, Hurricane Maria blasted through the country, damaging 90 % of all structures and knocking out all power, water and telecoms.

The blackout came less than a week after a tree fell on a crucial power line, knocking out power to 840,000 people.

When Hurricane Irma roared into Florida on Sunday and Monday, its winds and rains knocked out power for 6.5 million people in the state.

More than two months after Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico and devastated the island — knocking out its power grid and leaving millions without potable water — the official death toll has stayed surprisingly low at 62.

And just this week, we saw some of that progress frustratingly recede as a tree fell on a crucial power line, knocking out power to 840,000 people.

Hurricane Maria made landfall on Puerto Rico on September 21, bisecting the island like a buzz saw and knocking out power for the entire island, home to 3.5 million people.

Wednesday night, the storm passed just north of Puerto Rico, and knocked out power for around 1 million people on the island.

One of the largest Atlantic storms ever, Irma knocked out power to 6.7 million accounts in Florida, or about two - thirds of the state.

Puerto Ricans had been warned to evacuate or risk their lives, as Maria hit with enormous force, bringing huge waves, torrential rain and harsh winds that knocked out power across the island.

Hurricane Maria knocked out the power in Puerto Rico and destroyed thousands of homes, but residents have shown resilience with the help of climate justice activists providing them with the necessities they need to survive.

None that escaped the Hollywood nursing home where eight patients died last week after Hurricane Irma knocked out power to the air conditioning system.

Sunday afternoon, reports of a transformer blowing has knocked out the power in the Cocoa Village.

jump to recipe Nathaniel's birthday was actually almost two weeks ago, but when Sandy knocked out the power, birthday baking was put on hold.

And then that night a squirrel got into a local substation and knocked out power to 45,000 homes while we were getting the kids ready for bed.

At its peak, the storm knocked out power to more than 360,000 New Yorkers.

Cuomo's trip to Puerto Rico comes after he's previously visited the island, as well as the U.S. Virgin Islands, in the aftermath of a damaging storm that knocked out power for most of its residents.

Cuomo was also on the island to assist with energy problems in the wake of Hurricane Maria that knocked out power for most of its residents.

By Oct. 31, 2012, Sandy had knocked out power to 945,000 Long Island Power Authority customers, and a subsequent nor» easter would push the total past 1 million.

Hurricane Maria slammed into Puerto Rico on Wednesday with heavy winds and rain, knocking out all power to the island.

Strong winds that swept across the Ontario Province Thursday morning knocked out power to a number of residences throughout the region.

But Hurricane Irma, which made landfall in the Keys and Southwest Florida little more than two weeks ago, threw a monkey - wrench into the contest, temporarily putting campaign activities on hold after the massive storm knocked out power, internet, cable and mail delivery to much of the district.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo urged patience and caution as workers clean up after Tuesday's storm knocked out power to more than 200,000 New Yorkers.

Many Westchester residents are wondering why they haven't seen Gov. Andrew Cuomo visit hard - hit communities in the county after two nor» easter knocked out power to tens of thousands of people.

After two winter storms knocked out power for thousands of Westchester residents, utility company Con Edison has agreed to reimburse some affected customers for spoiled food and medicine.