If you caught the 6pm news tonight, you may have noticed the screen in front of you suddenly go black and/or heard some sudden static. That's because we briefly lost power here on the far west side of Rockford! The outage didn't last long, but it did interrupt our newscast.
The question everyone around here is asking now is whether the wind caused it. The highest gust I saw on the RFD hourly observations was 37mph. There may well have been a stronger gust in-between hourly observations, but I'd still be somewhat surprised if winds of this magnitude were strong enough to knock down a powerline.
Regardless, it looks like the wind will die-down tomorrow and we should enjoy plenty of sunshine. More wind, however, is expected Friday night and Saturday. --TS
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