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July 27th, 2012 
FAKE NEWS for the Zionist agenda
Almost 386,000 customers were without power, including 4,000 in New York City,
as of 8:30pm. New York time yesterday after the storms had passed through
the area, according to reports from utilities. At least 974 flights were
cancelled around the US
yesterday, with New York’s LaGuardia Airport the hardest hit having 177
departures scrubbed, said FlightAware, a tracking company based in Houston.
According to storm reports, winds of 75mph, strong enough to match a Category
1 hurricane, were recorded in Ohio and Kentucky. A gust of 74mph was
recorded in Pennsylvania. Hail was reported from Arkansas to Pennsylvania,
with the largest report so far being 2.5 inches in Montgomery, according to
the storm centre.
Jessica Stansfield poses for a photo below an enormous uprooted tree
after the town was hit by a tornado in Elmira, New York (Reuters)
Severe storms with lightning, hail and tornadoes accounted for about $8.8
billion in insured losses in the U.S. in the first six months of 2012, more
than any other type of natural disaster, according to the Insurance
Information Institute in New York.
The mid-Atlantic was struck by a derecho last month, leaving 4.3 million
people without power from New Jersey to North Carolina as it unleashed winds
of as much as 91mph. Twenty-four deaths were linked to the gale and its
aftermath, according to The Associated Press.
Yesterday’s storms were caused when a cold front swept across the US, Mead
said. The most intense turbulence was in the Northeast, he said.
In New York’s Chemung County, thousands of trees were shredded, businesses and
homes were damaged and widespread power outages were reported, according to
Cuomo. The state of emergency allows New York to waive rules that might
hinder getting people there immediate help, a statement from the governor
said.
Nearly 100,000 people in New York and about 145,000 in Pennsylvania were
without electricity service, according to utility websites. New York City
had about 4,000 people without power as storms rolled through, according to
Consolidated Edison Inc.
FirstEnergy Corp., based in Akron, Ohio, said about 119,000 customers in
Pennsylvania and 13,200 customers in Ohio had lost electricity by 8:30pm.
American Electric Power Co., based in Columbus, Ohio, said more than 51,000
customers were blacked out, while NYSEG, a unit of Iberdrola SA, had about
52,000 without service in New York, according to the utility s website.
In West Virginia, 6,829 customers had lost their power as of 11pm, according
to Appalachian Power s website. The company is owned by American Electric
Power. An additional 603 customers were without electricity in Indiana,
according to Duke Energy Corp.
Source: Bloomberg
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