Alert: New * MISCELLANEOUS SKYWARN BULLETIN - URGENT Expires Wed, 06 Mar 2013 23:30:00 +0000

[Wakefield SKYWARN EMWIN Service]

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SPECIAL EMERGENCY MESSAGE
ON BEHALF OF RAPPAHANNOCK ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
ISSUED BY SKYWARN OPERATIONS CENTER WAKEFIELD VA
1215 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013

CAROLINE-GOOCHLAND-HANOVER-LOUISA VA-
1215 PM EST WED MAR 6 2013

.. SPECIAL NOTICE FOR RAPPAHANNOCK ELECTRIC CO-OP CUSTOMERS ..

RAPPAHANNOCK ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE IS EXPERIENCING WIDESPREAD DAMAGE TO
THEIR SYSTEM. DUE TO EXTREMELY HIGH CALL VOLUME, REC HAS ADVISED THAT
CUSTOMERS WILL LIKELY BE UNABLE TO REACH REC TO REPORT THEIR OUTAGE OR
GET ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, AND THEY HAVE REQUESTED WE PASS ALONG THE
ADDRESS TO REPORT ONLINE FROM A SMARTPHONE OR OTHER INTERNET CONNECTED
DEVICE:

http://www.myrec.coop/outage-center/index.cfm

IF YOU MUST MAKE YOUR REPORT VIA TELEPHONE, YOU CAN TRY THEIR CUSTOMER
SERVICE HOTLINE, AT 1-800-552-3904.

AS OF 12:10 PM .. REC WAS REPORTING THAT 10,877 CUSTOMERS IN LOUISA
COUNTY ARE WITHOUT POWER. THAT FIGURE REPRESENTS 94% OF REC CUSTOMERS
IN LOUISA. AN ADDITIONAL 2,658 (35%) WERE OUT IN HANOVER, AND 642 (79%)
IN GOOCHLAND COUNTY. SYSTEMWIDE, OVER 62,000 OUTAGES, OR 40% OF REC'S
CONNECTIONS WERE WITHOUT SERVICE.

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