Southern brehs, how often does thunderstorms KO the power?

[Canada Goose]

This happened to me just now.


I could totally understand a Hurricane knocking out power but a run of the mill thunderstorm?


This happened to me in two separate states in the south over the years (FL and NC).

 

[O.T.I.S.]

Depends…


Rarely for me and we have hail, tornados, etc

Pretty much, places where the electrical is underground are usually fine (unless the underground terminals are daisy chained to some above ground)

I haven’t lived in Florida for a long time but my fam there rarely complain.

 

[OneDeep]

In New Orleans there’s a 50% chance the power could go out during a short downpour

Goes up to 80% during a thunderstorm

Not so sure about Houston at the moment

 

[Splakavellie504]

What u mean knock out power

How did we know if power was knocked out if big mama said turn them damn electronics off while its storming and dont turn em back on until Jesus say so

 

[Collateral]

In New Orleans there’s a 50% chance the power could go out during a short downpour

Goes up to 80% during a thunderstorm

Not so sure about Houston at the moment

But WHY?

 

[OneDeep]

But WHY?

Because New Orleans has only one power company in the city & they’re notoriously horrible

 

[Regular Developer]

A thunderstorm can knock down a tree, that falls on a powerline...or maybe some branches. That's the usual I know of. Maybe you can ask chat gpt.. or those meta raybans

 

[NoMoreWhiteWoman2020]

But WHY?

The storms overwhelm the infrastructure, not to mention all the power being used by those storms. Not gonna lie, I remember that we used to turn lights and power appliances off during thunderstorms because the storm surge might make the electronics not work anymore. I don’t know the science, but mama was right.

And our storms hit different. You might get 3 inches in one afternoon, and between that and the lightning, it’s a recipe for disaster.

Power companies should not be exempt from anti-monopoly laws, and if your power goes out, they should pay you. If the power goes out for a day or two, it could really mess up some household shyt

 

[BlackAchilles]

God help you if you end up in one of those Derecho events ... shyt's like a condensed hurricane, it'll light up the night sky bright as day and knock the power out for several days

 

[Jimmy from Linkedin]

Thankful to live in a neighborhood with underground lines.

If you're looking to buy it's likely going to be in an hoa

 

[⠀X ⠀]

What u mean knock out power

How did we know if power was knocked out if big mama said turn them damn electronics off while its storming and dont turn em back on until Jesus say so

I used to hate that. Then a few years ago, there was a storm that was so loud, I got up and turned everything off, even tho I’m grown and was by myself

 

[CoryMack]

if the power does go out it's back up within a few minutes.

 

[ba'al]

I'm from Orlando. The power don't be going out like that unless a power line or something fall over. Which would happen like maybe 1 out of 15 storms. And the city/county would send someone to fix it usually.

Depending where you coming from that might be a lot I guess idk.

Cleaning up debris afterwards if you're in a home is the worst part to me.

 

[Silkk]

Rarely experienced that in Texas & Louisiana. Not like shyt is a hurricane pulling up


Power more likely to cut out because of some random stupid shyt than a thunderstorm

 

[Splakavellie504]

I used to hate that. Then a few years ago, there was a storm that was so loud, I got up and turned everything off, even tho I’m grown and was by myself

Breh i do the same thing. I even tell my kids to sit down when they are already sitting down lol