Severe Storm Causes Widespread Power Outages Affecting Rochester, Minnesota
What happened
A powerful storm impacted the region, leading to widespread power outages across the state of Minnesota. The outages were caused by downed trees and tree limbs following 70-mile-per-hour winds. The incident affected almost 11,000 customers in the Rochester area.
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Why it matters
The outages tested the core infrastructure of Rochester, which serves as the county seat for Olmsted County. The Rochester Police Department utilized drones to help power companies pinpoint the sources of the hundreds of outages.
Severe storms caused widespread power outages across the state of Minnesota, affecting residents and services.
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Severe storms caused widespread power outages across the state of Minnesota, affecting residents and services.Also in this story
- Outages affect customers in the Duluth area of Minnesota.
- Severe summer storm caused widespread power outages in Hibbing, involving Hibbing Public Utilities.
The entities involved
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Minnesota
state of the United States of America
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Rochester
seat of Olmsted County, Minnesota, United States of America