Wednesday, November 26, 2014

High Winds Injure 3 in Ohio, Kentucky; Crews Work to Restore Electricity In Michigan

Thousands of people in Michigan woke up without power Tuesday morning after a vicious wind storm raked a large swath of the U.S. and eastern Canada Monday.
Strong low pressure over the Midwest was responsible for the winds, which gusted over 60 mph in some cases. At least three people were hurt during the storm and thousands of flights were delayed or canceled.
At one point Monday more than 280,000 customers in the U.S. were without power, mostly in Michigan. About 95,000 customers in the Wolverine State were still waiting for the lights to come on by morning.
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High winds bring down a Marathon gas station awning in Weirton, West Virginia, Monday. (Instagram/Mandi) 

Outages also hit parts of Canada hard, with some 140,000 customers lacking electricity Monday evening. About 78,000 of those were in Ontario, with the rest in Quebec.http://www.weather.com/forecast/news/airport-delays-thanksgiving-travel-high-wind-warning

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