{"id":1263,"date":"2014-09-17T14:10:53","date_gmt":"2014-09-17T19:10:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/electricityexpress.com\/?p=1263"},"modified":"2024-03-29T17:20:21","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T22:20:21","slug":"why-hurricane-winds-knock-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/electricityexpress.com\/en\/blog\/2014\/09\/17\/why-hurricane-winds-knock-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Hurricane Winds Knock Out Power"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1351\" style=\"width: 160px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1351\" class=\"wp-image-1351 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/electricityexpress.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/3\/2014\/09\/Lightpole-Down-by-Wind-150x92.jpg\" alt=\"Why Hurricane Winds Knock Out Power\" width=\"150\" height=\"92\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-1351\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Why Hurricane Winds Knock Out Power<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Power Outage During A Storm &#8211; Why Hurricane Winds Knock Out Power<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Hurricane Categories and Sustained Wind Speed<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Hurricane winds are truly a force of nature. \u00a0We have all seen the pictures of the devastation after a hurricane finally dies. \u00a0A nightmare storm can topple trees, flip cars, rip the roof off a house and cause widespread flooding. \u00a0A hurricane&#8217;s strength is based on its sustained wind speed. \u00a0You can see the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nhc.noaa.gov\/aboutsshws.php\">five categories<\/a>\u00a0and their sustained wind speeds below:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Category 1: 74-95 mph<\/li>\n<li>Category 2: 96-110 mph<\/li>\n<li>Category 3: 111-129 mph<\/li>\n<li>Category 4: 130-156 mph<\/li>\n<li>Category 5: 157 mph or higher<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Don&#8217;t forget the speed of wind gusts. \u00a0They could be higher than these figures, increasing the likelihood of damage to our cities. Why Hurricane Winds Knock Out Power?<\/p>\n<h3>The Electricity Journey from a Power Plant to Your House<\/h3>\n<p>Electricity is one of the first casualties when a hurricane hits a population center. \u00a0It&#8217;s easy to see why when you understand <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ibtimes.com\/why-did-hurricane-sandy-knock-out-new-york-citys-power-grid-879440\">how electricity makes it into your home<\/a>.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Electricity starts in a power plant and then goes to a transmission substation. \u00a0The voltage has to be higher in order to travel long distances.<\/li>\n<li>Once at the transmission substation, the voltage is reduced in order for your house to receive it. \u00a0The transmission lines lead to power stations, which lower the voltage. \u00a0The electricity is then sent out into many different directions.<\/li>\n<li>This stage is where you see the wooden poles with the electrical lines, which could also be buried underground. \u00a0Transformer drums further lower the voltage until it&#8217;s safe for the electricity to enter your house.<\/li>\n<li>The electricity then travels throughout your home.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>It&#8217;s a complicated trip. \u00a0No matter how advanced technology gets, nothing is foolproof. \u00a0There are many places along the way that 150+ mph winds can do their worst and throw power grids out of whack. \u00a0Unfortunately, the same problems occur in other parts of the United States because of ice storms, tornadoes, etc.<\/p>\n<h3>Power Outage, Protect Your Home and Family &#8211; Why Hurricane Winds Knock Out Power<\/h3>\n<p>Here at <span style=\"color: #3366ff;\"><strong>Electricity Express<\/strong><\/span>, we believe knowledge is power. \u00a0Now you understand more about how electricity reaches your home. \u00a0I myself appreciate how vulnerable our technology is when a hurricane comes. \u00a0At the very least, have flashlights, batteries, candles and matches stored safely for use in case of an outage. \u00a0Also, please take the threat of a hurricane seriously and evacuate when advised. \u00a0Protect your homes from wind damage by boarding up windows and moving things into your house or garage. \u00a0Cliches are cliches, but they are often true: better safe than sorry. Remember we are not responsible for blackouts, contact your TDU for more information about the <a title=\"Power Outages Info\" href=\"http:\/\/electricityexpress.com\/en\/power-outages\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">power outage.<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Cheapest electricity service in Texas<\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/electricityexpress.com\/en\/power-blog\/\">Check our Power Blog for more ideas on how to save energy<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>No Deposit Electricity Texas<\/h4>\n<p><strong>855-781-6970<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/account.paylesspower.com\/enroll\/750778\">Energy plans and sign-ups, click here<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Power Outage During A Storm &#8211; Why Hurricane Winds Knock Out Power &nbsp; Hurricane Categories and Sustained Wind Speed Hurricane winds are truly a force of nature. \u00a0We have all seen the pictures of the devastation after a hurricane finally dies. \u00a0A nightmare storm can topple trees, flip cars, rip the roof off a house [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_seopress_robots_primary_cat":"","_seopress_titles_title":"","_seopress_titles_desc":"","_seopress_robots_index":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[129,107],"tags":[176],"class_list":["post-1263","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-electricity-express","category-hurricanes","tag-electricityexpress"],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/pfEdyg-kn","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/electricityexpress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1263","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/electricityexpress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/electricityexpress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/electricityexpress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/electricityexpress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1263"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/electricityexpress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1263\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/electricityexpress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1263"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/electricityexpress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1263"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/electricityexpress.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1263"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}