Pak Sahafat – Storms and strong winds cut down trees and power lines in the eastern states of Kentucky and Tennessee, shutting down more than 57,000 electricity subscribers in the two states.
According to Pak Sahafat News Agency on Saturday, the news website “Hill” published this news, adding that the cut-off in the state of Kentucky put about 9,000 residential units in silence until last night (Friday).
Thus, the report in Tennessee affected the distribution of electricity to four electricity service companies in the state, and a total of 48,000 electricity subscribers went out of business.
Hill’s website reported: Middle Tennessee Electric covers four areas in the Nashville area of ​​Tennessee, and about 12,000 subscribers were left without electricity.
Hill added: Nashville Electric Services, which distributes electricity in Nashville and Davidson, also left 23,000 customers without power due to the storm.
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Therefore, the Nashville Electric Services report issued a statement about these power outages, stating: The storm has caused the collapse of trees and power transmission lines in the areas of electricity distribution by this company.
Hill added: Electricity distribution companies Appalachian Power and CDE Lightband shut down their 2,114,400 subscribers, respectively.
Therefore, the report of the electricity distribution company “CDE Lightband” in a statement asked the subscribers who rely on medical electrical devices to use alternative electricity if they still do not have electricity.
The National Weather Service (NWS) reported on Friday that severe storms shook central Kentucky, with winds reaching 70 miles per hour (112 kilometers per hour) in some areas. The storm was also accompanied by hail of 10 cm.
The report also states that Tennessee is facing flood warnings caused by the storms.