Friday, September 19, 2003 Hurricane Post
From Southern Maryland, my brother writes:
3am: The good news is: I'm still alive and the winds are dying down. The bad news is that half our customers are without power!
I took a little nap on the couch in the lobby. It's better than the bed in fleebag motel I stay at.
Outage Update - Hurricane Isabel
Date: Friday, September 19, 2003
Time: 2:00 a.m.
Contact:
Calvert District
Source: Calvert District
* Number of customers affected: approximately 14,500
* Areas affected: From Dunkirk to Solomons Island
* Cause of outage: hurricane, high winds, rain.
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* Charles/Prince George's District
* Source: Charles/Prince George's District
* Number of customers affected: approximately 32,000 customers in
Charles County; approximately 500 in Prince George's County
* Areas affected: Entire service territory for Charles; Accokeek,
Brandywine, & Cedarville in Prince George's County
* Cause of outage: hurricane, high winds, rain, trees on lines.
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* St. Mary's District
* Source: St. Mary's District
* Number of customers affected: 26,687
* Areas affected: Scattered throughout entire County
* Cause of outage: hurricane, high winds, trees, rain
XXXXXXX has restored service to Lexington Park, Nos. 3 and 4 at Patuxent River, and St. James substations. However the Co-op is still experiencing transmission-related outages affecting: Calvert County substation-Mt. Harmony; Charles County substations-Accokeek, Newburg and Faulkner; St. Mary's County substations-Patuxent Park, Ridge, and Webster Field.
Dry ice will be distributed beginning tomorrow morning; XXXXXXX will announce distribution locations via broadcast media.
Restoration of power is ongoing when weather conditions permit. -- posted by Chuck at Friday, September 19, 2003 | E-mail | Permalink | Main |
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