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We anticipate downed trees, limbs and powerlines. It is critical that motorists take this storm system very seriously and stay off the roads through the end of the event to give our crews the space needed to work, as the forecast has evolved, it has become more likely that a significant area of Georgia will experience icy conditions as part of the incoming storm system. – Transportation Commissioner Russell McMurry	Found on CNN 2 years ago
Xcel Energy has been a very responsive and invaluable partner. At this point, they have inspected all of their lines within the ignition area and found no downed power lines, they did find some compromised communication lines that may have been misidentified as power lines. Typically, communications lines( telephone, cable, internet, etc.) would not be the cause of a fire. – Boulder OEM	Found on CNN 2 years ago
The combination of dry fuels and tropical storm force winds could lead to downed trees and power lines, thus any ignition of new fires would flourish and rapidly expand under these conditions. – Pedram Javaheri	Found on CNN 3 years ago
Its been a long day and a lotta work. Several trees were downed. – John Wyatt	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
There may still be additional wires downout there. We encourage you, if you see a downed line, do not go near it and call DTE right away. – Heather Rivard	Found on FOX News 4 years ago
The train had been inoperable due to weather conditions and downed trees, uP crews worked overnight to clear the tracks. – Tim McMahan	Found on CNN 5 years ago
Gusts 50 to 60 mph (80-97 kph) possible. Downed trees & lines likely. – The National Weather Service	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
Many roads are closed from downed trees, active power lines, flood waters, it's a hell of mess here. – Merlin Halverson	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
The downed drone is Russian-made but Russia has told us in a friendly manner that it doesn't belong to them. – Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu	Found on Reuters 8 years ago
We have about a 2-mile square area with significant damage, mainly roofs off homes and downed trees, right now, we have the area secured, we have crews in there making sure that gas lines, electrical line, all that's turned off. – Moore Police/Fire	Found on CNN 9 years ago
Two pilots of the Dawn jet downed this morning have been found, one of them was found dead after suffering burns. The other pilot is alive and has been arrested. – Omar Matooq	Found on Reuters 9 years ago

We anticipate downed trees, limbs and powerlines. It is critical that motorists take this storm system very seriously and stay off the roads through the end of the event to give our crews the space needed to work, as the forecast has evolved, it has become more likely that a significant area of Georgia will experience icy conditions as part of the incoming storm system.

– Transportation Commissioner Russell McMurry

Found on CNN
2 years ago

Xcel Energy has been a very responsive and invaluable partner. At this point, they have inspected all of their lines within the ignition area and found no downed power lines, they did find some compromised communication lines that may have been misidentified as power lines. Typically, communications lines( telephone, cable, internet, etc.) would not be the cause of a fire.

– Boulder OEM

Found on CNN
2 years ago

The combination of dry fuels and tropical storm force winds could lead to downed trees and power lines, thus any ignition of new fires would flourish and rapidly expand under these conditions.

– Pedram Javaheri

Found on CNN
3 years ago

Its been a long day and a lotta work. Several trees were downed.

– John Wyatt

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

There may still be additional wires downout there. We encourage you, if you see a downed line, do not go near it and call DTE right away.

– Heather Rivard

Found on FOX News
4 years ago

The train had been inoperable due to weather conditions and downed trees, uP crews worked overnight to clear the tracks.

– Tim McMahan

Found on CNN
5 years ago

Gusts 50 to 60 mph (80-97 kph) possible. Downed trees & lines likely.

– The National Weather Service

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

Many roads are closed from downed trees, active power lines, flood waters, it's a hell of mess here.

– Merlin Halverson

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

The downed drone is Russian-made but Russia has told us in a friendly manner that it doesn't belong to them.

– Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoglu

Found on Reuters
8 years ago

We have about a 2-mile square area with significant damage, mainly roofs off homes and downed trees, right now, we have the area secured, we have crews in there making sure that gas lines, electrical line, all that's turned off.

– Moore Police/Fire

Found on CNN
9 years ago

Two pilots of the Dawn jet downed this morning have been found, one of them was found dead after suffering burns. The other pilot is alive and has been arrested.

– Omar Matooq

Found on Reuters
9 years ago

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