Bob McCarty Writes

Weather experts in the St. Louis area are predicting a winter storm that will begin with two blasts of ice similar to a November 2006 ice storm that cut power to 300,000 residents followed by snowfall reminiscent of the January 1982 blizzard that dumped as many as 25 inches in some parts of the St. [...]

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Officials are hesitant to share details about the possible cause(s) behind a power outage hitting several South Florida counties and leaving more than 4.4 million residents without power at approximately 1:30 p.m. Central. News of the outage prompted many to speculate as to the cause. Following Russia’s punishment last year of Estonia with, according to [...]

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If not for the large number of above-ground power lines partially-obstructing my view of it, I probably would have ignored the Ameren UE billboard (click image below to enlarge) which touts “BURYING POWER LINES UNDER GROUND.” Located along Highway 94 in neighboring St. Charles County, the outdoor advertisement is part of power supplier’s billion-dollar reliability [...]

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It appears the Big Bad Weather Wolf has blown through St. Louis again in the form of an afternoon thunderstorm. As a result, according to KMOX News, more than 38,000 42,000 Ameren UE customers are now without power, facing yet another unspecified length of time without electricity. As an Oklahoma native, I am accustomed to [...]

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