Saturday, December 19, 2009
Winter Storm Paralyzes Region
KENTUCKY...
A winter storm swept through Eastern Kentucky and most of West Virginia . Beginning Saturday morning, the storm dropped an average of 5 inches of wet, heavy snow. It's the kind of winter event that causes businesses to close and grocery stores to do booming sales. Currently, approximately 70,ooo customers are without power as snow-laden trees and power lines fell from the weight of the snow.
Pike County alone reported 26,ooo homes and businesses without power. The storm was so over whelming the power companies in the respective states have not made enough progress in restoring service to predict resumption of full service. Crews and additional manpower are working around the clock, even as snow continues to fall in the area. East Kentucky Broadcasting, a group of nine radio stations in eastern Kentucky, was off the air for several hours beginning around 1:30a Saturday morning. Eventually, power was provided by a generator at the stations and they began immediately broadcasting emergency information. In many cases, this was the only contact individuals and families had with the region.
A winter storm swept through Eastern Kentucky and most of West Virginia . Beginning Saturday morning, the storm dropped an average of 5 inches of wet, heavy snow. It's the kind of winter event that causes businesses to close and grocery stores to do booming sales. Currently, approximately 70,ooo customers are without power as snow-laden trees and power lines fell from the weight of the snow.
Pike County alone reported 26,ooo homes and businesses without power. The storm was so over whelming the power companies in the respective states have not made enough progress in restoring service to predict resumption of full service. Crews and additional manpower are working around the clock, even as snow continues to fall in the area. East Kentucky Broadcasting, a group of nine radio stations in eastern Kentucky, was off the air for several hours beginning around 1:30a Saturday morning. Eventually, power was provided by a generator at the stations and they began immediately broadcasting emergency information. In many cases, this was the only contact individuals and families had with the region.
# posted by Homer Owens @ 1:30 PM 
