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Published: Wednesday, March 10, 2021
Atlanta following a 2014 winter storm. Photo credit: Christopher Aluka Berry/Reuters/Newscom
Snowplows cleared Interstate 285 in Atlanta on Jan. 29, 2014, after a rare ice storm swept through the Southeast. The severe winter weather left thousands stranded for hours on frozen roadways and strained the regional power grid. Christopher Aluka Berry/Reuters/Newscom
When arctic air sent the U.S. Southeast into a deep freeze seven years ago, electricity companies scrambled to stabilize the grid as customers stayed home and turned up the heat and other appliances. We didn t have rolling blackouts, but we were on the hairy edge, Tom Fanning, CEO of Atlanta-based utility giant Southern Co., said in a recent interview with E&E News.
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State of Emergency declared, MSDH COVID-19 testing sites close
On Sunday Lt. Gov. Delbert Hoseman signed an executive order in response to hazardous weather and extremely cold weather.
Executive order 1545 states that weather has disrupted the delivery of home heating fuel. Due to the extreme conditions, the order provides exemptions for heating fuel carriers to cut down on wait times for deliveries.
The order expires Feb. 21 at 12 p.m.
Also, the Mississippi State Department of Health announced all COVID-19 MSDH testing sites will be closed Monday.
Emergency power outage number, icy roads
As of 2:30 p.m., Poweroutage.us reported 2,483 Mississippians were without power. Public Service Commissioner Brandon Presley said Sunday that residents who both have a power outage and a life-threatening condition or have an emergency need for power can call or text 601-383-3287 for assistance.
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