Blowing my mind that people that don’t have internet or power back yet. How have people in the suburbs where utilities are more likely to be buried faring compared to urban and rural areas that generally have exposed utilities?
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i think if you saw the damage you wouldn’t be surprised.
Im not trying to downplay the damage I’m just thinking about like Cat 2 hurricanes in the past and what kind of timeline those storms have for restoring power, but that’s probably not a great comparison as building standards and local vegetation probably plays a big part in things. Just seems like this is turning in to another Puerto Rico rather than a US mainland landfall hurricane.
Trump mentioned potentially making a stop in Iowa while swinging through Wisconsin and Minnesota today so that would be just dandy. Not seeing any TFRs (temporary flight restrictions) yet so nothing is happening as of yet.
There was a Facebook post I read from a guy who lives in CR currently but grew up and lived in Florida for most of his life.. He said this storm was more like a Cat. 3 hurricane. The straight line winds did more damage than what Cat. 2 winds usually do.
He also talked about the fact that there was essentially no prep time for this. You usually get days to prepare for a hurricane, but we only got maybe an hour and even then everyone was thinking this would just be a large thunderstorm.
Most of those without power still are in older areas that do not have lines buried and in most cases have been torn off the house. So the homeowner has to fix their side and the power companies have to clear and put the lines back up to each house.
There are also huge high tension or whatever towers that were blown down and are being completely reconstructed.
Coincidently the older areas that have above ground power have the most old growth trees. Those huge old growth trees got obliterated and require the most cleanup.
My Puerto Rican client has rental properties back in Puerto Rico and he said he thought it was more of a Cat 1 Hurricane. He said things here aren't built to withstand it since it is such a rare occurrence here.
BTW still no power. But about a mile down the road it looks like people have power.
Interesting. Yeah I guess I would not know what it is, just know that it was not good.
I too am still powerless. We were told Tuesday night or Wednesday morning would be the day we get it back, but the wife and I aren't holding our breath.
As soon as the storm left and I saw the damage I thought yep, that will be at least a week. Hoping to get it soon, but I completely understand not having it yet.
Last year, our neighborhood had most of the power lines buried, except to the house, which the homeowner could of ponied up for. We did not I don't think it would of made a huge difference. maybe I will change my tune when that would of made the difference between day 9 or day 14? Thankfully our wearherhead is still up and attached, line broke midline. many of my neighbors weather head is down, 3 weeks is the estimated time for an electrician.
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this is why the "end of Tuesday" promise from the Governor was a complete joke. There hasn't been a single power truck in our neighborhood yet, there's still trees on the power poles in every yard. I'm expecting another week at least (my house is one of a few with buried lines in our neighborhood)
A lot of the suburbs and outer rim of the city do have power back - but internet is going to be a while in some areas (pulled up cables when trees fell)
The first big power issue is that there were 1200 miles of high-voltage transmission lines down. They've repaired (at least temporarily) about 70% of those, so 6 of the 7 transfer substations in CR have at least one line to them now. 800+ miles of transmission line repair in a week is impressive - but it's just the first step.
It's hard to explain how widespread the devastation is - and how consistent and complete it is over that area
At about the 30 minute mark I called a friend in Stoney Point to see if it was done over there yet.
So about that "Tuesday at the latest" information.
the Governor in her press conference on Friday said "Alliant promised that all power will be restored by the end of Tuesday".
Alliant said "a significant number of our customers without power will have power available by the end of Tuesday". That "available" word is doing a lot of work there - because to many people it may mean that others around them have power but it isn't hooked up to their house or the poles in their neighborhood.
This is the best write-up and description of the current status of Cedar Rapids that I've read. It still doesn't do justice to seeing it in person.
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It's Even Worse Than You Think In Cedar Rapids - Iowa Starting Line
"Indescribable" is a fitting word for the level of carnage in Cedar Rapids from Monday's derecho. Here's what Starting Line's team saw.
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