Major power surge in NY? (Blackout is in NYC, Detroit, Ottawa and Toronto, per Fox News)

8-14-03 | Joe Hadenuf

[Joe Hadenuf]

Hannity station went dead for about 20 seconds. Said he had never seen anything like it.

[TimPatriot]

I'm in Boston, we have power here.

[Sally'sConcerns]

My power flickered here about the same time all of this started. I'm 60 miles due south of Oklahoma City. Not sure if it's in any way connected.

[Dane]

Just heard on WKBN, Youngstown, OH. that Akron and Massillon, OH power is out.

[MEG33]

I'm not listening...I'll try to tune in.

[null and void]

I'm sorry folks. All I did was plug in my flux capacitor. I didn't mean for this to happen.

You really fluxed up this time...

[Rome2000]

I used to hang out at a bar on 14th and Ave C.

Right after 9/11, they had a ring of security around that plant down the block from there that was impressive.

I wonder if its because they knew that it was a VERY important target.

[lorrainer]

Who plugged in a Hair dryer today?

This is one thing we can't blame on Hillary.

[Old Sarge]

Helix, thank you for that map. I'm borrowing it for an update to the staff guys.

AS OF 1740EDT:

Nine counties in PA are reporting w/o power. No word from Wisconsin or Minnesota.

NO STATES SOUTH OF VIRGINIA ARE REPORTING PROBLEMS.

Will Advise further as needed.

SARGE

[OXENinFLA]

Could have been a prank.

The caller mentioned an area where he heard the plane (supposedly) went down.

[Solson]

See my map above. You are looking at the power pools. They are all connected in the Eastern Interconnection.

[olorin]

no problems so far in Minnesota

[floriduh voter]

Homeland Security should be involved because this is like handing sleepers the keys to the cities.

[WestPoint90]

Its all semantics and ball bearings these days any way.

Can anyone guess the movie?

[chudogg]

Is anyone in Connecticut affected? The news keeps saying we are, i was at work all day in Hartford, no problems. I just got back to my apartment in Eastern CT and my roomates didnt have a clue anything was going on, then i flipped on the news and all of sudden the sky was falling down!

[Fledermaus]

Did someone mention the Spanish Inquisition?

[Joe Hadenuf]

Shadows are growing long on the east coast.....

[Im Your Huckleberry]

We'll see if it spreads in a coordinated fashion across the U.S.

I'm telling you, this thing stinks, man. Stinks. The government would never, not in a million years, admit that it was a terrorist attack if they could at all suppress that information (they couldn't suppress 9/11 - it was on live T.V.).

This is unprecedented - that tells me it's way more than an "overload". The whole eastern seaboard is out. Give me a break. New York and other areas have had far hotter weather than this.

Guy on Sean Hannity right now - caller says a small plane crashed into a power plant in New Jersey! Mother saw it go in!

Just heard it!

Nope, no terrorism! Nothing to see here! Move along!

[commish]

No one expects the Spanish Inquisition!

[appalachian_dweller]

Thanks for the update Sarge. No Trouble in Reston, Virginia.