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Powerful winds from severe thunderstorms down trees, knock out power to parts of KC area

U.S.
Amanda Smith

Powerful thunderstorms with strong winds knocked trees and power lines, leaving nearly 19,000 customers without power Monday morning in the Kansas City ...

Power outages in Australia’s Victoria state caused by damage to grid, not renewable energy ‘failure’

World
David Turner

Australia’s energy authority says power outages in Victoria during fierce storms in February 2024 were caused by damage to electricity poles and ...

Young siblings get electrocuted and lose fingers from downed power lines, lawsuit says

U.S.
Amanda Smith

A Texas family suing an electric company says their two young children were electrocuted and severely injured from downed power lines. Joshua ...

Storms bring tornado warnings, flooding, wind to Charlotte region

U.S.
Amanda Smith

Severe Weather Center 9 is tracking a powerful storm system hitting our area on Tuesday. One person died and at least two ...

Toppled trees, downed power lines as storm wreaks havoc on Mass.

U.S.
Amanda Smith

A wind-driven rainstorm is wreaking havoc on Massachusetts on Monday morning, toppling trees and damaging power lines in many communities. Police departments ...