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July 25 Storm Wrap Up + Info on Alert Montgomery We’ve just come through a surprisingly severe summer storm that left many of you without power for days. Here’s a quick summary. When the storm hit on Sunday afternoon, July 25th, power outages were widespread across the county. Although MCDOT recently installed back-up battery power at 50 key intersections, the storm disabled 330 of our 750 traffic signals. Residents were urged to treat all “dark” intersections as four-way stops. Stop – then proceed cautiously. More than 250 roads were closed due to downed trees. Many roads remained closed as our crews waited for PEPCO to remove the power lines from trees and branches. County Executive Leggett issued a statement on PEPCO's overall handling of this storm. In the future, residents are urged to register for Ale ...more |
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