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Friday, February 7, 2014

Power restoration could last into Friday, before weekend snow chance

Power restoration could last into Friday, before weekend snow chance

By Scott Dance, The Baltimore Sun 8:58 p.m. EST, February 5, 2014


Baltimore Sun Media Group reporters Carrie Wells, Blair Ames, Sara Toth, Krishana Davis and David Anderson contributed to this article.

Some of the more than 150,000 power outages caused by a thick glaze of ice across the state Wednesday might not be repaired until Friday, utility officials said, prompting leaders in two counties to open shelters at schools that were closed for the day because of slick roads strewn with tree limbs.

Baltimore Gas and Electric Co. officials said the ice was impeding power restoration efforts but they expect to have most customers' electricity back on by Thursday evening. Freezing rain, falling on top of snow and sleet in some areas, laid down a coat of up to a half-inch of ice in parts of Carroll County and a quarter-inch closer to Baltimore.

Gusty winds overnight could cause new outages, and by the time the cleanup is finished, more wintry precipitation is possible. Snow is forecast Saturday and Sunday, though meteorologists said they had low confidence in predictions of how much.

Wednesday's ice damage was frustrating for those weary from a winter that has been snowier than the past two and the coldest in decades.


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