Power company facilities almost surely will be affected by tropical storms or hurricanes that strike their areas. The intensity and duration of a storm are key to how much impact there will be and Texas-New Mexico Power is experienced in preparing for these events. Still, it's impossible to know:
Not all customers may be affected, but they are encouraged to assume that they could be. "Our Gulf Coast teams have been through a few storms over the years," TNMP President Neal Walker says. "We can gauge our general needs for staging extra people, equipment and materials before the storm moves in. "Even with that experience and those resources, there are so many variables that we can't know what the impact could be on our facilities or our customers." Common Effects While the impact that a storm may have on our system is difficult to predict, lengthy power outages often can result. Winds can damage equipment directly, along with broken and blowing tree limbs contacting wires and other equipment. Lightning strikes also are common causes of outages. Flooding resulting from tropical storms also could impact service, including that:
If a tropical storm or hurricane is forecasted to make landfall near you:
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