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There are several reasons, the most serious is that power lines are down, and Transformers destroyed, so it is not safe to turn the power back on until these are repaired. In some cases, generators or sub-stations that provide power are knocked out, and have to be fixed.
If they did reconnect power without repairs, the system could either short out or electrocute unwary survivors.
What usually happens is that undamaged systems are quickly reconnected, while damaged areas are manually disconnected from the grid while repairs proceed.
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Why during Hurricane Sandy were there 'explosions' that looked like blue huge balls of light?
Those are power flashes. They often occur when strong winds from a hurricane, tornado, or other powerful storm interfere with power lines, causing electricity to arc.
The date Hurricane Gordon became a hurricane?
There were 2, Hurricane Gordan in 1994 which became a hurricane on November 17th and hurricane Gordan in 2006 became a hurricane on September 3th.
Where is the deadlest hurricane?
the dealest hurricane in the world is hurricane katrina
When was Hurricane Katrina classified as a hurricane?
Hurricane Katrina reached hurricane status on August 25, 2005.
What is hurricane Danny?
hurricane danny is a hurricane that is coming for the caribbean ilands
What will happened to electricity when there is hurricane?
Electricity will probably be knocked out across a large area when a hurricane hits.
What is the difference between hurricane and thunderstrom?
a hurricane is like a tornado but on water while a thunderstorm is electricity built up in the clouds waiting to strike
How many people lost electricity after hurricane Katrina?
3 million people
To what can the energy content of a hurricane be compared?
The amount of energy released by a single hurricane is enough to be able to compare to the amount of electricity that the United States uses in six months.
How do you make storm in little alchemy?
cloud and wind
How to hope someone affect by the hurricane?
Did you mean....How to help someone affected by the hurricane? As a Floridian who has experienced many of them, unless you are with the electric company who can help get electricity on or can provide clean bottled water to the doorstep, just pray for them. Don't throw your money to "charity" agencies. They just take your money and give minimal to the hurricane victims.
Why during Hurricane Sandy were there 'explosions' that looked like blue huge balls of light?
Those are power flashes. They often occur when strong winds from a hurricane, tornado, or other powerful storm interfere with power lines, causing electricity to arc.
Can hurricane Katrina cause lightning?
Almost any weather formation (hurricane, tornado, cloud) is capable of forming lightning due to the massive amounts of friction between the clouds in the sky. Lightning is sort of like an exponentially increased in size case of static electricity.
How can one prepare for a hurricane?
Depending on the intensity of the hurricane, one should first stock up on food and water and prepare to lose electricity. Then one should board up their windows to avoid debris breaking glass from the high winds. One should also consider sandbagging around their house to avoid flooding. If the hurricane is predicted to be very dangerous, the safest thing to do would be to evacuate the area until the hurricane passes.
Where there any long lasting affects in the Hurricane Irene?
they was no electricity for many months . and they were people that stayed with out a home and places were to go. thatwere also no oxygen for people to breath.
All categorys and names of all F5 hurricanes?
F5 is not a category used to rate hurricanes, only tornadoes. Category 5 is the strongest category used to rate hurricanes. Atlantic hurricanes. Records of older hurricanes may be incomplete The "Cuba" hurricane of 1924 The "Labor Day" hurricane of 1935 Hurricane Dog 1950 Hurricane Easy 1951 Hurricane Janet 1955 Hurricane Cleo 1958 Hurricane Donna 1960 Hurricane Ethel 1960 Hurricane Carla 1961 Hurricane Hattie 1961 Hurricane Beulah 1967 Hurricane Camille 1969 Hurricane Edith 1971 Hurricane Anita 1977 Hurricane David 1979 Hurricane Allen 1980 Hurricane Gilbert 1988 Hurricane Hugo 1989 Hurricane Andrew 1992 Hurricane Mitch 1998 Hurricane Isabel 2003 Hurricane Ivan 2004 Hurricane Emily Hurricane Katrina 2005 Hurricane Rita 2005 Hurricane Wilma 2005 Hurricane Dean 2007 Hurricane Felix 2007 Pacific Category 5 Hurricanes Hurricane Patsy 1959 Unnamed Hurricane 1959 Hurricane Ava 1976 Hurricane Emilia 1994 Hurricane Gilma 1994 Hurricane John 1994 Hurricane Guillermo 1997 Hurricane Linda 1997 Hurricane Elida 2002 Hurricane Hernan 2002 Hurricane Kenna 2002 Hurricane Ioke 2006 Hurricane Rick 2009 Hurricane Celia 2010
What type of tropical storm with winds 119km per hour or more?
Such a storm is called a hurricane.
