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Yahoo
17 hours ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Severe thunderstorm threat for Northeast has 60 million people on alert
Parts of the Northeast are under the threat of severe thunderstorms on Thursday, with 60 million people on alert for severe weather. A severe thunderstorm watch is in effect up and down the I-95 corridor through 9 p.m. Thursday for cities including Richmond, Washington, D.C., Baltimore, Philadelphia and New York City. MORE: From severe storms to sizzling heat, Midwest and Northeast in store for whiplash weather change Severe thunderstorm warnings have also been issued in some areas, including in southeastern Pennsylvania. The main threat with these storms will be widespread damaging wind gusts to 75 mph. Hail and tornadoes are also possible. A "large and extremely dangerous" tornado was located over Landenberg in southeastern Pennsylvania around 5 p.m. Thursday, the National Weather Service said. In New York City, a teenager was struck by lightning in Central Park Thursday afternoon, police said. The teen is alert and conscious, police said. MORE: Hurricane Erick slams Mexico's Pacific Coast as a powerful Cat 3 storm The storms have led to power outages and flight cancellations along the East Coast. More than 500,000 customers across the Mid-Atlantic were without power as of Thursday evening, primarily in Virginia, Pennsylvania and Maryland, according to Nearly 600 flights have been canceled nationwide on Thursday, according to FlightAware, with New York's LaGuardia Airport the most impacted. ABC News' Melissa Griffin contributed to this report.
New York Times
06-06-2025
- Climate
- New York Times
Tornadoes Cause Significant Damage Near Lubbock in Texas
Tornadoes struck northwest Texas on Thursday, damaging homes and power lines but missing the city of Lubbock, which remained under a severe thunderstorm and flash flood warning late into the evening. More than 13,000 customers suffered power outages in Lubbock and Hockley counties, according to Tornadoes touched down in several towns, damaging homes in rural communities and causing at least three injuries, said Cole Kirkland, the Hockley County emergency management coordinator. Scores of homes were damaged by hale and wind in Hockley County, Mr. Kirkland said, and most of the county's roads were flooded. At 7:39 p.m. local time, the National Weather Service office in Lubbock issued a tornado warning, describing it as a 'life-threatening situation' with hail, and urging people to seek shelter. It was lifted shortly after 8:45 p.m. A severe thunderstorm warning remained in place in several counties as the storm moved westward with winds of up to 80 miles per hour and hail as large as softballs, according to the Weather Service.
Android Authority
04-06-2025
- Business
- Android Authority
Anker's latest portable power station packs enough energy to run your fridge for days
TL;DR Anker releases its SOLIX F3000 Portable Power Station on June 25. The battery solution has a 3,072Wh capacity when fully charged and supports output up to 3600W. A low-output Sleep Mode supports powering critical appliances for extended periods of time. Sure, it's 2025 and we're still waiting for the flying cars, but living in the 'future' has already made our lives better in countless ways, even if we're already taking many of those benefits for granted. It wasn't that long ago when dealing with a power outage meant sitting around trying to read books by candlelight, and now we've not only got our phones to keep us entertained (for a few hours, at least), but the commercialization of some very impressive battery tech has meant we barely have to go without power at all. Today we're checking out a new heavy-duty solution right along those lines, as Anker introduces its SOLIX F3000 Portable Power Station. The F3000 offers a beefy 3,072Wh capacity from its lithium iron phosphate battery array, and a maximum 3600W output means it can serve power to multiple, high-demand appliances at once. But what makes the F3000 sound most interesting is its endurance and support for idle mode operation. Giant battery packs like this are a great, safe alternative to gas-powered generators in power outages, especially for people like apartment dwellers. And with their capacity, you can easily keep something like your refrigerator powered (and all your food safe) for hours on end. With the F3000, Anker offers a Sleep Mode that keeps the battery active even when appliance are drawing under 200W — like you'd expect from a fridge that's already cold — with just 24.4W no-load consumption. That means that during an extended outage, Anker says you can expect up to 42 hours of power for your average refrigerator. As we'd only expect from a full-featured power station from a company like Anker, the F3000 supports a ton of input/output and expansion options, from high-speed AC charging, to solar panel support, to external batteries that can add up to a mind-boggling 12,288Wh. Who needs the power grid, right? Sales of the Anker SOLIX F3000 begin on June 25, but you can sign up to register your interest and get access to some early-bird perks right now. Got a tip? Talk to us! Email our staff at Email our staff at news@ . You can stay anonymous or get credit for the info, it's your choice.
Yahoo
27-05-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Kherson partially without power because of Russian attacks
Part of the city of Kherson has been left without power because of Russian attacks. Source: Oleksandr Tolokonnikov, Head of the press office of Kherson Oblast Military Administration, quoted by Ukrainian public broadcaster Suspilne Details: Tolokonnikov noted that some consumers in Kherson's Tsentralnyi and Dniprovskyi districts have been left without electricity. Quote: "The Russian attacks have damaged networks and equipment. Specialised personnel are aware of the problem and are working on it. We hope that they will begin to reconnect consumers on 27 May, if the security situation allows." Background: On 23 May, Russian forces killed a resident of Kherson with a UAV. The Russians attacked a car with a drone in the village of Komyshany, near Kherson, at around 15:50 on 26 May. Two boys aged 7 and 15 were injured when explosives were dropped from the UAV. Support Ukrainska Pravda on Patreon!
Sky News
12-05-2025
- Sky News
London Underground stations shut and lines suspended as power cut hits the Tube
A power outage has caused major travel disruption on London's Tube network. The Transport for London (TfL) website shows the entire Bakerloo, Waterloo and City, Weaver, and Suffragette Lines are suspended. There are also severe delays and part suspensions on the Elizabeth, Jubilee, Mildmay, and Piccadilly lines. The Northern line is listed as having minor delays. All other lines are unaffected, according to TfL. Several stations were forced to close after the incident around 2.30pm, including Marble Arch, Holborn, Covent Garden, South Kensington and Tottenham Court Road. A post on X by @TFLAccess said Covent Garden was shut "while we fix faulty communications equipment". A spokesman for the travel network said there was an outage in southwest London for "a matter of minutes" and "everything shut down" due to a "National Grid issue". The spokesman added that "some people would have probably been stuck in a tunnel for a little bit of time". National Grid apologised and said a fault on its transmission network in central London and a "consequent voltage dip" may have briefly affected power supplies. However, it said the fault had been "resolved within seconds". TfL said it was in the process of "getting things back up and running again" but it "can't say when it will be fixed" and officials "don't know anything else". The shutters were down at the entrance to Waterloo Underground station at around 4pm - the station serves the Bakerloo, Northern and Waterloo & City lines. Staff at Paddington were seen directing passengers away from the Elizabeth Line and recommending they use buses instead. The Bakerloo Line entrance was completely shut. Alison Hendry, 33, and Joseph Richardson, 37, travelled on the Heathrow Express to Paddington after flying from Glasgow. Ms Hendry said: "It's a bit annoying they only told us when we got here. We walked all the way across the station, we have to go all the way back." "It doesn't even bother me. But if I was in a rush, it would," Mr Richardson added. However, TfL said Embankment, Charing Cross and Putney Bridge stations had reopened after previously being forced to close.
