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Eversource Seeks Rate Hike to Cover Storm Damage Costs in Connecticut

Connecticut’s largest electric utility has asked the state for permission to charge ratepayers for the more than $150 million it has spent to repair damage caused by five major storms over the past two years. Eversource spokesman Mitch Gross told …

Winter Storm Packs Snowy, Icy Punch in Pennsylvania, Making Roads a Mess

Pennsylvanians have dealt with their first taste of wintry weather this season, and the storm brought much more snow than predicted, making roads around the state icy and treacherous. A meteorologist told the Allentown Morning Call the storm was “an …

State Help Available for Upstate New York Areas Hit by August Storms

Residents in New York’s Southern Tier and Finger Lakes region who were impacted by damaging storms and floods in August are eligible for financial help. Officials announced Friday that $13 million is available in the form of grants to homeowners …

Weather-Related Building Collapse at Maryland Amazon Distribution Warehouse

The fire department says one person is dead and another was unaccounted for after a weather-related building collapse at an Amazon distribution warehouse on Baltimore’s southeast side, the Baltimore Sun reports. Chief Roman Clark tells the Sun that a 50-foot …

Utility Crews Restoring Power Across Virginia After Michael

Utility crews will be working throughout the weekend to restore power to Virginia customers affected by Tropical Storm Michael. Dominion Energy said in an outage update Saturday morning that more than 6,000 personnel were working to get power back up …

Connecticut Flooding Washes Away Roads, Forces Rescues, School Closures

Connecticut was cleaning up after a storm dumped more than eight inches of rain on parts of the state, causing floods that washed away roads and bridges and trapped people in their vehicles. Schools in East Haddam and Lebanon were …

Dozens of Structures Damaged in Post-Hurricane Florence Storm in Virginia

Officials say more than 70 buildings have been damaged or destroyed during a storm that spawned at least 10 tornadoes in Virginia from the remnants of Hurricane Florence. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports Chesterfield County was hit hardest Sept. 17, with …

Vermont Electric Co-Op Gets $1.7M for Storm Damage Repair

The Vermont Electric Co-Operative is getting a federal grant to help repair 54 transformers and nearly 2,900 miles of transmission and line poles damaged by a severe storm and flooding last October. The $1.7 million grant from the Federal Emergency …

Recovery Underway in New York Region Hit by Flash Flooding

Clean-up and recovery efforts continued Wednesday in several upstate New York counties where flash flooding damaged homes, vehicles and infrastructure from the Finger Lakes region to the Binghamton area. Tuesday’s pre-dawn downpours caused flash flooding that uprooted trees, inundated homes …

Flash Flooding Closes Roads, Damages Homes in Central New York

Home and business owners in New York’s Finger Lakes region were dealing with flooded basements after heavy rains caused flash flooding that inundated roads in several towns Tuesday. A state of emergency was declared in at least one county. The …