Hundreds lose power as snow moves into Quad Cities
Hundreds of MidAmerican Energy customers lost power in East Moline just as heavy snowfall moved into the area.
Hundreds of MidAmerican Energy customers lost power in East Moline just as heavy snowfall moved into the area.
Winter storms that include dramatic drops in temperature and a mix of rain changing to snow can also bring power outages.
About 9,000 MidAmerican Energy customers in and around Moline, Illinois lost power for up to an hour and a half Tuesday morning, January 29, 2013.
For the second time in three days, hundreds of residents in and around Silvis, Illinois were without electricity in frigid weather.
Hundreds of residents in and near Carbon Cliff and Silvis, Illinois lost power as temperatures hovered near zero Monday morning, January 21, 2013.
More than 4,700 MidAmerican Energy customers in eastern Rock Island and northwestern Henry counties lost electricity Thursday morning, January 10, 2013.
Crews scrambled to restore service after thousands of Quad City-area residents lost power Thursday as a result of the blizzard.
Outraged customers are complaining their latest electric bills include the normal monthly charges despite having no electricity since Superstorm Sandy hit in late October.
Power outages accompanied rain, thunder and lightning that moved through the Quad Cities and surrounding areas Wednesday, September 5, 2012.
A rodent is blamed for several buildings at the Rock Island Arsenal losing electricity Tuesday morning, May 22, 2012.