Chiming in - if you saw the thread I started, then you know we just got our share of WTF Mother Nature.
The thing about living in South Texas is that we're kinda accustomed to getting storms that will drop tornadoes on a somewhat regular basis. Thus our power grids are made with redundant transmission paths that can kick over into alternate routes in seconds if needs be.
That said, there was that one time while I was living in Washington State when we got what I call the Inauguration Day Wind Storm because it occurred on the day Bill Clinton was inaugurated for his first term in the White House. That day, Western Washington saw a huge storm enter the Puget Sound and surrounding areas with gale force winds strong enough to push down high voltage transmission towers. From what I recall, there were a few people dead from electrocution because they had no idea it had happened due to the visibility being reduced to almost nothing by horizontal rain.
The thing about living in South Texas is that we're kinda accustomed to getting storms that will drop tornadoes on a somewhat regular basis. Thus our power grids are made with redundant transmission paths that can kick over into alternate routes in seconds if needs be.
That said, there was that one time while I was living in Washington State when we got what I call the Inauguration Day Wind Storm because it occurred on the day Bill Clinton was inaugurated for his first term in the White House. That day, Western Washington saw a huge storm enter the Puget Sound and surrounding areas with gale force winds strong enough to push down high voltage transmission towers. From what I recall, there were a few people dead from electrocution because they had no idea it had happened due to the visibility being reduced to almost nothing by horizontal rain.