In Somerset there are 500 homes without power after snow and ice made access to necessary power line repairs difficult.
About 1, 800 homes in Hampshire, West Sussex and Surrey are still without power after snow brought down electricity cables alongside the A3.
About 40, 000 people in northwest Missouri and northeast Kansas awoke to no power as heavy, wet snow weighed on power lines.
Which brings us to the second reason we don't bite the bullet and snow-proof our infrastructure: We think of snowstorms as emergencies that inevitably bring with them power outages and snow days, so we don't demand a snow-proof infrastructure.
About 300 homes were left without power in Coleford on Friday afternoon because of snow on power lines.
After a week without power and two days of snow in Manhattan, the outing felt especially liberating.
FORBES: Peter Brant And Nate Lowman Throw A Party With OJ Simpson's Ford Bronco
Forecasters said wind gusts exceeding 75 mph could cause more widespread power outages and whip the snow into fearsome drifts.
He said about 30 or 40 homes were facing a second night without power as engineers are not able to get access to power lines due to deep snow and fallen trees.
In the upper Midwest, thousands of homes and businesses also lost power because of heavy wet snow, ice and wind in the past couple of days, while rain and snow raised flooding concerns in various areas of the Midwest.
In Bottineau, North Dakota, partners Ronald Bergman and Paul Sund scoured trade magazines, joined a trade association and wrote out a list of potential customers and key decision-makers who might handle their invention -- a power broom to deal with snow, leaves and dirt.
With historic snow totals and widespread power outages possible, emergency-management agencies set contingency plans into motion.
The electricity was going out in places, too, thanks to the wet, heavy snow downing trees and power lines.
The poles are about nose height to give the skier more contact time with the snow surface and more power.
As the cleanup continued, Mr. Cuomo urged New Yorkers to stay indoors to allow snow-removal and power-restoration crews to more effectively do their jobs.
Five people were rescued from their homes in the Isle of Man over the weekend after they were left without power since Friday's heavy snow.
People living in Lochaber are being encouraged to plan for severe weather events as snow and ice disrupts power and travel in many parts of Scotland.
Were she more secure in her power, she might have viewed Snow White, with her great work ethic, sweet temperament, and yes, beauty, as a really useful ally and asset for the monarchy.
Heavy snow and ice brought down power lines in Kintyre on Friday, which blacked out a huge area, including Arran, over the weekend.
Meanwhile, around 5, 450 homes still have no power in Scotland and Northern Ireland after snow and strong winds damaged cables late last week.
Snow storms on Jersey damaged power lines and left about 200 homes without power, and Jersey Electricity said the conditions were the worst it had experienced since the Great Storm of 1987.
High winds and heavy snow that night knocked out some power transmission lines in New England.
FORBES: Electricity and Gas Markets Are Out Of Synch: Sooner or Later, This Will Hurt Us
The air vents to their home had been blocked by heavy snow and exhaust fumes from a power generator engulfed the ground floor.
Some of the problems were caused by excessive snow and water "sticking" to power cables causing the conductors to fail.
BBC: Power supplies restored in Wales after snow caused faults
Mr Davies said some of the problems have been caused by excessive snow and water "sticking" to power cables causing the conductors to fail.
BBC: Western Power supplies cut by snow in south and west Wales
The storm marched into the Mid-Atlantic region Wednesday, dumping nearly two feet of snow in some places and knocking out power to about 250, 000 homes and businesses.
The storm isn't expected to be the epic event of last week, which dropped up to 3 feet of snow on some areas and knocked out power to hundreds of thousands of utility customers.
The group of 16 and 17-year-olds had been staying at an adventure holiday centre when a snowstorm hit the island on Friday, bringing down power lines and covering cars and parts of buildings with snow.
Wales has faced major disruption since snow first fell last Friday and left homes without power, and disruption to trains and buses.
It is feared the hurricane could combine with a winter storm crossing from the west - intensifying its power and lashing the region with violent winds, rain and snow.
应用推荐