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State Chapters => Virginia => Topic started by: EdinVA on August 31, 2022, 06:43:52 pm

Title: Severe storm in Virginia sends 25 power poles crashing into street near school
Post by: EdinVA on August 31, 2022, 06:43:52 pm

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FREDERICK COUNTY, Va. (7News) — A severe storm with powerful winds tore through a portion of Frederick County, Virginia, on Tuesday afternoon, sending a string of power poles crashing into the street.
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Yikes!

Title: Re: Severe storm in Virginia sends 25 power poles crashing into street near school
Post by: Smokin Joe on September 01, 2022, 05:21:32 am

Interesting.

Last April, we had two blizzards in roughly two weeks that broke off over two thousand power poles in a strip from Baker Montana to the Canadian Border north of Crosby, ND. Some folks were without power for a month.